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6.9/10   1,815 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Saul Turteltaub (written by)
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Release Date:
18 June 1997 (USA) more
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A romantic comedy about the things we do for love. more
Plot:
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast... more | add synopsis
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A wonderful movie! more (17 total)

Cast

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Jean Reno ... Marcello
Mercedes Ruehl ... Roseanna 'Rosa'
Polly Walker ... Cecilia
Mark Frankel ... Antonio
Trevor Peacock ... Fredo Iaccoponi
Fay Ripley ... Francesca

George Rossi ... Sergeant Baggio
Giuseppe Cederna ... Father Bramilla
Roberto Della Casa ... Bruno Rossi
Luigi Diberti ... Capestro
Renato Scarpa ... Doctor Sergio Benvenuto
Romano Ghini ... Umberto
Giovanni Pallavicino ... Enzo
Jorge Krimer ... Salvatore
Daniele Ferretti ... Nunzio
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
For Roseanna (USA) (festival title)
For the Love of Roseanna
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Runtime:
98 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Marcello: It has too much garlic...
Roseanna: There is no such things as too much garlic!
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
A wonderful movie!, 8 September 1999
7/10
Author: Budd-5 from Cork, Ireland

Roseanna's Grave begins with a trapeze artist walking a tight-rope in the middle of an Italian city. The clown falls and dies. He takes his place in the overpopulated graveyard. Now there is only one grave left. Jean Reno's sick wife wants that grave. He can't let anyone die. This film is a comedy?

And what a comedy. Jean Reno gives a sweet performance as the loving husband attempting to keep everyone in the town from harm. The length that he goes to, to honour his wife's wishes is remarkable. He convinces the family of a man in a coma that he is still alive when the doctors tell them he has no chance, he even kills a man by accident but hides the body.

This is a love story and the chemistry between Ruehl and Reno is refreshing. Ruehl is remarkable as the dying spouse. She hopes for her sister and her husband to get together but they don't like each other at all. It all builds up to a tragic outcome but the ending is a surprise, a wonderful surprise to a wonderful movie!

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