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Household Saints is a 1993 film starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent D'Onofrio and Lili Taylor. It is based on the novel by Francine Prose and directed by Nancy Savoca. The film explores the lives of three generations of Italian-American women over the course of the latter half of the 20th century.
Sep 15, 1993 · Household Saints: Directed by Nancy Savoca. With Tracey Ullman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lili Taylor, Judith Malina. Unsettling drama about three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York's Little Italy.
"Household Saints" is a wonderful movie, without a second that isn't blessed by the grace of its special humor and tenderness. But the closing scenes are transcendent, as Teresa drifts away from the Villanova Plan and into a plan of her own, for loving Jesus.
Nancy Savoca's star-studded indie gem is a chronicle of a spirited Italian-American New York family that perfectly balances humor, tragedy, and pathos. Joseph Santangelo (Vincent D'Onofrio) is a ...
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Executive produced by Jonathan Demme, with notable performances from Michael Imperioli, Michael Rispoli and Victor Argo, Household Saints represents a unique voice in 1990s independent...
Jan 5, 2024 · Adapted by director Nancy Savoca ( Dogfight) and her husband and filmmaking partner, Rich Guay, from the 1981 novel by Francine Prose, Household Saints chronicles the lives of three generations of Italian-American women in New York’s Little Italy and their different viewpoints on everything from food to family to faith—especially faith.
Unsettling drama about three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York's Little Italy. Two short films tell the stories of a mother and her daughter at key points in their formative years.
