#1056: JEWISON, Norman: Moonstruck (1987)
JEWISON, Norman (United States)
Moonstruck [1987]
Spine #1056
Blu-ray
A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air . . . One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley), this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotion to match.
104 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
5.1 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2020
Director/Writers
Written by John Patrick Shanley.
Norman Jewison was 61 when he directed Moonstruck.
Other Jewison films in the Collection:
#959: In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
The Film
Other Jewison films in the Collection:
#959: In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Emily VanDerWerff.
Commentary
From 1998 featuring Jewison, actor Cher, and screenwriter Shanley.
Introduction
From 2013 featuring Cher.
Interview 1
With Shanley.
Interview 2
With scholar Stefano Albertini about the opera in the film.
Interviews
From 1987 with Cher, Jewison, and actors Cage, Gardenia, and Dukakis.
Interview 3
From 2002 with actor Aiello.
Interview 4
From 1989 with Shanley about screenwriting and developing Moonstruck.
At the Heart of an Italian Family
A 2006 program featuring interviews with Jewison and composer Dick Hyman.
A 2006 program featuring interviews with Jewison and composer Dick Hyman.
Trailer
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