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Big Night [DVD] [1996]
enlarge	Directors: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott Actors: Stanley Tucci, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm, Tony Shalhoub Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£9.99~~ Buy New: £2.31 as of 22/11/2009 10:28 GMT details You Save: £7.68 (77%) New (16) Used (1) from £2.15 Seller: media_moguls-uk Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 6175 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 105 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437940933 ASIN: B0013Z5B5U Theatrical Release Date: 1996 Release Date: April 7, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next » Food glorious food April 15, 2008 J. S. Meins (UK) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful Little seen little movie about two Italian brothers who arrive in America and push their life savings into a restaurant. Primo (played by a weirdly Steve Carrell-y Tony Shalhoub) is the aspirational businessman of the two who looks across the road in envy at Ian Holms gaudy homage to Italian cuisine, Secondo (played by co-director Stanley Tucci) the genius cook who would rather die than compromise. "Big Night" is a low key comedy with brilliant performances that pre-dates orgasmic foodie films such as "Chocolat" and "Eden", I was starving my the end and will hunt until the end of my days for a slice of Timpano. Excellent stuff. Unforgettable... July 10, 2008 nicjaytee (London) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Good films are unforgettable... and here's one. On the surface it's a quirky little story about two Italian brothers running a restaurant in New Jersey in the 1950's. One is ridiculously passionate about cooking superb food while the other tries to make his brother's passion commercially viable despite the fact that customers don't want what he cooks. Both are up against their more successful Italian neighbour who gives the customers exactly what they want. Not much then... but it's what goes on beneath this deceptively simple tale that makes it so good. br / br /The tense, sincere and often very funny interactions between the two brothers are so believable that they make you really want them to succeed with the "Big Night" on which the future of their restaurant and their relationship depends. Against this background, the preparation of the dishes themselves becomes an all-consuming event, infused with the drama and expectation of a chef in full flight cooking, of necessity, the meal of his life. And, the subtle plot with its inevitable denouement is understated and, as a result, extremely effective. br / br /Brilliantly acted, charming and, in the end, quite moving, "Big Night" is a superbly reflective exploration into the dreams hopes of two immigrants in an alien world where their values don't apply and where this threatens to destroy the most important relationship they have. Over-hyped on its release and now increasingly forgotten it's an unmissable gem of a film. Great soundtrack too! September 30, 2009 J. Collins (London, United Kingdom) A great film, but also a brilliant soundtrack featuring louis prima, Claudio Villa and Rosemary Clooney (George's mama!) Mambo Italiano! sweet movie November 7, 2009 C. Buckland (glasgow) A little hidden gem this one......Stanley Tucci is always good value but here he really captures the joy of eating good food and how much it means to some people...his obsessed brother in this film. And having watched it you will definately want to try and find a restaurant that does the big dishW Excellent little film. Slow but worth it for the music November 3, 2009 Jane Kent (UK) br / br /If you're a foodie like me then you will enjoy this film though it is a little br /slow. Picks up its stride just over half way through. br / br /Worth watching though for the sumptious images of food in the final "feast" scene and for the fab atmospheric music! Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next »

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