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Big Night is a 1996 American motion picture drama with comedic overtones directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci. Produced by Jonathan Filley for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, the film met with much critical acclaim both in the United States and internationally. It was nominated for the "Grand Jury Prize" at the Sundance Film Festival and the "Grand Special Prize" at the Deauville Film Festival. Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, director, producer, and voice artist. ...
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Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16 1968) is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. ...
Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ), (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...
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Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on 31 January 1971) is an Academy award nominated English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. ...
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former supermodel. ...
Liev Schreiber (pronounced Lee-ev) (born Isaac Liev Schreiber on October 4, 1967) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. ...
Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ...
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter. ...
January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ...
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ...
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The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ...
For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...
A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ...
Comedy film is genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor. ...
Campbell Scott (born July 19, 1961 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, director, producer, and voice artist. ...
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The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. ...
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ...
Deauville American Film Festival is a film festival for American movies that occurs every year since 1975 in Deauville, France. ...
For their work, Scott and Tucci won both the New York Film Critics Circle Award and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for "Best New Director." New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. ...
The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications. ...
Plot summary The film, set in the 1950s, tells the story of two immigrant brothers from Italy who own and operate a restaurant called "Paradise". One brother, Primo (Tony Shalhoub), is a brilliant, perfectionist chef who chafes under their few customers' expectations of "traditional" Italian food. Their uncle's offer to return to Rome to help with his restaurant is becoming more and more appealing to Primo. The other brother, Secondo (Tucci), is the restaurant's manager, who is enamored with the possibilities presented by their new endeavor and life in America. Despite Secondo's efforts and Primo's magnificent food, their restaurant is failing; unless something can turn business around for them, it will soon close forever. Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ...
Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ), (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...
Italian cuisine is characterized by its flexibility, its range of ingredients and its many regional variations. ...
Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1,285 km² (580 sq mi) - Urban 5...
Secondo has recently been sleeping with Gabriella (Isabella Rossellini), the wife of a competitor. Her husband's self-named restaurant, Pascal's (Ian Holm), has enjoyed great success despite (or perhaps due to) the mediocre, uninspired food served there. Desperate to keep Paradise afloat, Secondo asks Pascal for a loan. In an apparent display of generosity, Pascal instead insists that he will persuade Louis Prima to dine at Paradise when he comes to town; the celebrity's patronage should revitalize the brothers' business. Primo and Secondo plunge themselves into preparations for this "big night", inviting dozens of people to dine for free and spending what little they still have on planning a magnificent, extraordinary feast. Primo pours his heart into each dish, lavishing care and attention on the cooking. Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former supermodel. ...
Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ...
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter. ...
As they wait for Prima and his entourage to arrive, the crowd indulges in the exquisite food and partakes in a fabulous celebration. Hours pass, however, and it becomes apparent that the famous trumpeter is not coming. In the wee hours of the morning, the attendees begin to file homewards; Pascal admits that he set Secondo up for failure; not as revenge for his affair with Gabriella but to eliminate the small competition they provided. Utterly bankrupted, the brothers will now have to either return to Italy or work for Pascal.
Primo, who had been unaware of Pascal's "help", explodes with rage, storming out into the night and onto a beach where he and Secundo have a blistering argument. The film closes with a long, uninterrupted, almost wordless scene: as dawn breaks, Secondo silently cooks an omelete. When it is done, he divides it among three plates, giving one to Cristiano (Marc Anthony), their waiter, and eating one himself. Primo hesitantly enters, visibly ashamed of his outburst; Secondo hands him the last plate and lays his arm across his brother's shoulder as they eat without speaking.
Primary Cast Tony Shalhoub (Arabic: ), (born October 9, 1953) is a three-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning American television and film actor. ...
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Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16 1968) is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. ...
Caroline Aaron is a US actress and producer born August 7, 1952 in Richmond, Virginia. ...
Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on 31 January 1971) is an Academy award nominated English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. ...
Peter McRobbie (born January 31, 1943) is a Scottish-born, American-based character actor. ...
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former supermodel. ...
Liev Schreiber (pronounced Lee-ev) (born Isaac Liev Schreiber on October 4, 1967) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. ...
Pasquale Cajano (1921 - 2000) was a small-time Italian-American film actor. ...
Christine Tucci (born January 19, 1967) in Katonah, New York is an American actress. ...
Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ...
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy-winning American actress, perhaps best known for her portrayal of C. J. Cregg on the American television series The West Wing and of Prudy on the 2007 film adaption of the musical Hairspray . ...
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