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Before It Had a Name (2005) -- A young Italian woman inherits from her deceased lover an enigmatic modern house in the New York country side, and goes to see it for the first time. When she arrives she meets the caretaker of the house...
Before It Had a Name (2005) -- A young Italian woman inherits from her deceased lover an enigmatic modern house in the New York country side, and goes to see it for the first time. When she arrives she meets the caretaker of the house...

Overview

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3.2/10   323 votes
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Director:
Giada Colagrande
Writers:
Giada Colagrande (writer)
Willem Dafoe (writer)
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Release Date:
2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance
Plot:
A young Italian woman inherits from her deceased lover an enigmatic modern house in the New York country side, and goes to see it for the first time. When she arrives she meets the caretaker of the house... | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
The Hot Five!!
 (From JoBlo. 16 July 2009, 5:15 PM, PDT)

Dafoe Weds in Secret
 (From WENN. 7 July 2005)

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A Lost Cause more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Claudio Botosso ... Karl

Seymour Cassel ... Jeff

Giada Colagrande ... Eleonora

Willem Dafoe ... Leslie

Isaach De Bankolé ... Waiter

Bari Hyman ... Local Policewoman

Spenser Leigh ... Girl crossing street
Emily McDonnell ... Gail
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Black Widow (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief violence.
Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Germany:12
Filming Locations:
New Paltz, New York, USA more
Company:
Bidou Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Spoofs "The French Chef" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Domani e un Altro Giorno (The Wonders you Perform) more

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18 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
A Lost Cause, 16 May 2006
1/10
Author: theseawitch-1

I own 2 home entertainment stores and I've seen a lot of bad movies in my time but this one was so bad it compelled me to register here and comment on it. How bad was it? Let's just say that Sofia Coppola deserved an Oscar for her performance in Godfather III when compared to Giada Colagrande's in this movie.

It was robotic and uninspired. Her lover has just died one month prior to her arrival at the 'Rubber House' he had given her. Once there, she discovers he has cheated on her throughout her relationship but none of it seems to register with her. Within a day, she starts a relationship with Leslie, (Dafoe) the caretaker of the house. Even though she is married to Dafoe off screen, her scenes with him were cold and unemotional.

If there was a plot, I missed it. Not even Willem Dafoe could save this movie from the amateur, cinematic train wreck that it is.

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