Passionada
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Passionada |
| Original title | Passionada |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 108 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dan Ireland |
| script |
David Bakalar Jim Jermanok Steve Jermanok |
| production | David Bakalar |
| music | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| camera | Claudio Rocha |
| cut | Luis Colina |
| occupation | |
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Passionada is an American fictional film from 2002 starring Sofia Milos and Jason Isaacs .
action
The attractive widow Celia Amonte, whose husband Joseph perished at sea a few years ago, has not looked at any other man since the tragic death of her husband. She lives in New Bedford with her daughter Vicky . She earns her living as a seamstress in a textile factory and as a fado singer.
Her daughter Vicky, however, has decided against her mother's wishes to find a husband for her mother again. In their opinion, a suitable candidate is the passionate blackjack player Charles Beck, whom Vicky met in a casino. When he sees her for the first time, Charles is immediately impressed by the charisma of the attractive widow.
Vicky promises to help him conquer Celia, provided that Charly teaches her to count cards .
Reviews
In his review, Stephen Holden compared the film with the love comedies Moonstruck and My Big Fat Greek Wedding , but Passionada seems decidedly uneven as a screwball love comedy. Jason Isaacs is by no means Hugh Grant and “as brave as he tries to breathe charm into his character, he only comes across as a fool and a loser. [..] While 'Passionada' strolls towards a formulaic fairy tale ending, it exudes one silly self-confidence that you ultimately want to believe in. "
The lexicon of the international film describes Passionada as a "folklore-heavy romantic comedy, in which the spark does not really jump because it only allows feelings with the handbrake on."
Web links
- Passionada in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Passionada in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ FILM REVIEW; A Journey From Mourning to Moonlight , New York Times review by Stephen Holden , September 12, 2003, accessed October 4, 2008
- ^ Passionada in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on October 3, 2008