Puccini for Beginners
by Maria Maggenti
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Actor: Elizabeth Reaser; Gretchen Mol; Justin Kirk; Julianne Nicholson; Tina Benko; Jennifer Dundas; Kate Simses; Brian Letscher; Will Bozarth; Ken Barnett; Becca Anderson; Ashlie Atkinson; Jill DeMonstoy; Yoshiro Kono; Nick Psinakis; Terrence Riordan; Chris LaPanta; Kenji; Bridget MoloneyDirector: Maria Maggenti
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Strand Releasing
Movie Reviews of Puccini for Beginners
Movie Review: Puccini for Beginners: Girl-on-Girl Romances are Like Opera.
Summary: 4 Stars
Maria Maggenti is known for her 1995 film, The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love, which as the title suggests, tells the story of two high school girls who fall in love. Her more recent film, Puccini for Beginners, brought audiences to their feet at its Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2006. Set in New York, a city of endless possibilities, it chronicles the lesbian breakup of Samantha (Julianne Nicholson) and Allegra Castiglione (Elizabeth Reaser), an opera-loving writer with a history of relationship issues. Basically, she is afraid to say, "I love you." After she meets Columbia professor Philip (Justin Kirk) at a party while binging on Camembert, Allegra unknowingly has sex with his hot ex-girlfriend, Grace (Gretchen Mol). Allegra then begins multi-dating both Philip and Grace, afraid to commit to either, before Grace shows Allegra a picture of her ex-boyfriend, Philip. After Philip and Grace confess to each other that they're seeing someone else, they eventually realize they've been seeing the same woman. Puccini is known for his romantic operas like La boh?me, Manon Lescaut, and Madama Butterfly, in which characters typically have more than one lover and romantic relationships are synonymous with heartbreak.. In that respect, Maggenti pays homage to Puccini with her sophisticated film. Puccini for Beginners is funny, witty, and smart. Although it doesn't even equal Woody Allen's lesser work, Maggenti's urbane film is entertaining lesbian cinema without any ideological agenda.
G. Merritt
Summary of Puccini for Beginners
Allegra loves her girlfriend samantha but cant commit. When samantha leaves her allegra rebounds with handsome professor phillip as well as with the beautiful recently single grace. Allegra juggles secret relationships with both never suspecting that phillip and grace have a connection of their own. Studio: Strand Releasing Release Date: 07/03/2007 Run time: 82 minutes Rating: NrComedy DVD Video
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