Big Night
1996
A bittersweet story of two brothers in search of the American dream. Primo and Secondo Pilaggi are Italian immigrants who settle on the New Jersey shore and open a restaurant, the Paradise, hoping to strike it rich. Primo, the elder brother, is a master chef from the Old World who is concerned only with quality and authenticity .. Read more
| Starring | Stanley Tucci, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm |
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| Director | Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott |
| Genres | Drama |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features... It is a sensual feast that understands, as great chefs do, the virtues of taking its time
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Extremely well directed, making for a smartly made, delightfully acted period piece whose sensibility neatly straddles art films and the mainstream
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New Jersey, the late '50s: Italian immigrants Primo and Secondo Pilaggi (Shalhoub and Tucci) are struggling to make a... read more on Time Out
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
I was forced to watch this!
It's true. My girlfriend and her family subjected me to this one evening. I was sceptical at first, however, I ended up loving every minute. The ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Italian, funny, endearing, eccentricity
If you are a food lover and love the passion that a chef puts into his food, love foreign eccentricities and especially italian influenced music - this film is... more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
I was forced to watch this!
It's true. My girlfriend and her family subjected me to this one evening. I was sceptical at first, however, I ended up loving every minute. The ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Italian, funny, endearing, eccentricity
If you are a food lover and love the passion that a chef puts into his food, love foreign eccentricities and especially italian influenced music - this film is... more
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Delicious and light
This is a nice time pass movie.It is something different in terms of backdrop-food and restaurant.I personally feel ending is not so satisfactory but in terms ... more
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Slow moving but good
I rented this because of Tony Shalhoub, to see what his acting is like when not playing the fantastic Adrian Monk. The acting was fantastic, more real than ... more
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Critics' reviews (5)
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As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features... It is a sensual feast that understands, as great chefs do, the virtues of taking its time
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Extremely well directed, making for a smartly made, delightfully acted period piece whose sensibility neatly straddles art films and the mainstream
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New Jersey, the late '50s: Italian immigrants Primo and Secondo Pilaggi (Shalhoub and Tucci) are struggling to make a... read more on Time Out
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A feast of a film... Top-grade acting, writing and direction. It's the tastiest dish around
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A movie to love... The real feast is in the mix of finely delineated characters
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