Love Is All There Is is a 1996 romantic comedy film written and directed by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor, who also both star in the film.[1]
| Love Is All There Is | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Bologna Renée Taylor |
| Written by | Joseph Bologna Renée Taylor |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
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| Cinematography | Alan Jones |
| Edited by | Nicholas Eliopoulos Dennis M. O'Connor |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $32,925 (USA sub-total) |
Plot
editLove Is All There Is is a modern retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story, and it is set in the Bronx.
The Capomezzos, Bronx-born Sicilians, own a local catering business. They develop a bitter rivalry with the pretentious Malacicis, recent immigrants from Florence and owners of a fine Italian restaurant.
The Capomezzos' son, Rosario, falls in love with the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, after she replaces the star of the neighborhood church's staging of Romeo and Juliet. The rivalry intensifies after Rosario deflowers Gina after a fight with her parents.
The movie was made in a few locations in New York: it was filmed at Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle, and many scenes were shot in City Island, Bronx.
Cast
edit- Lainie Kazan as Sadie Capomezzo
- Joseph Bologna as Mike Capomezzo
- Paul Sorvino as Piero Malacici
- Barbara Carrera as Maria Malacici
- Nathaniel Marston as Rosario Capomezzo
- Angelina Jolie as Gina Malacici
- Renée Taylor as Mona
- William Hickey as Monsignor
- Dick Van Patten as Dr. Rodino
- Abe Vigoda as Rudy
- Connie Stevens as Miss Deluca
- Joy Behar as Mary
- Vera Lockwood as Donna
- Sal Richards as Sal
- Annie Meisels as Dottie
- Bobby Alto as Joe Fasuli
- Randy K. Blackman as Flower Girl #1
Reception
editLawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times called it a "buoyant, wickedly funny comedy" and a "boisterous celebration of young love and the possibilities of parental coexistence."[2] The Los Angeles Time found ’the film was not enough”.[3]
References
edit- ^ The New Yorker. New Yorker Magazine, Incorporated. 1996.
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (11 October 1996). "Capulets and Montagues As Rival Bronx Caterers". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Tracy, Kathleen A. (2008-12-30). Angelina Jolie: A Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-36461-7.
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