Big Night
- Marc Anthony: Cristiano
- Tony Shalhoub: Primo
- Stanley Tucci: Secondo
- Larry Block: Man in Restaurant
- Caroline Aaron: Woman in restaurant
- Andre Belgrade Stash
- Minnie Driver: Phyllis
- Isabella Rossellini: Gabriella
- Liev Schreiber: Leo
- Pasquale Cajano: Alberto N. Pisani
- Christine Tucci: singer
- Gene Canfield: Charlie
- Ian Holm: Pascal
- Allison Janney: Ann
- Tina Bruno: Ida
- Peter Appel: Chubby
- Campbell Scott: Bob
- Karen shallo: Chubby Wife
- Alvaleta Guess: Lenore
- Robert W. Castle: Father O'Brien
- Susan Floyd: Joan
- Dina Spybey: Natalie
- Seth Jones: Jameson
Big Night (alternatively: Big Night - Night of Pleasure ) is an American film drama from 1996 was directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, the screenplay by Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci. .
Action
The action takes place in the 1950s in the United States. Two Italian -born brothers run the Paradise restaurant. The working as a chef Primo is considered a perfectionist while Secondo the business side of the operation takes.
Secondo has an affair with Gabriella, the wife of Pascal, who leads a competing restaurant. The dishes served in Pascal's restaurant meals are considered to be mediocre, but the restaurant can economically successful than that of the brothers. Secondo asks Pascal for a loan, this rejects his request. Pascal, however, promises to persuade the musician Louis Prima to dine at the next visit to the city in the restaurant of the brothers.
Prima comes on the appointed evening not, although many guests waiting for him. Pascal admits that he had tricked the brothers - not as revenge for the affair to his wife, but to eliminate competition. The film ends with a scene in which the brothers and of working for them Cristiano eat in silence.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times 27 September 1996, the film was "one of the great movies about food " and " so much more ". He seemed to be fascinated by his characters ( "sees all of prosthesis people with great fascination: It is truly interested in them as individuals" ) and WOULD " gentle " and " deep " - a " labor of love " ( " labor of love ").
The magazine Cinema wrote that " delicious award-winning comedy" was a " heavenly treat for cinema gourmets". The debuting as director Stanley Tucci go " loving with human weaknesses and strengths into judgment ."
Awards
Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano won in 1996 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott were nominated for the Grand Jury Prize of the festival. Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci won the 1997 Independent Spirit Award for the film and Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci was nominated as the lead actor. Stanley Tucci was nominated in 1997 for his performance for the Golden Satellite Award.
Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci were nominated in 1996 for the Grand Special Prize of the Deauville Film Festivals; they won the 1996 New York Film Critics Circle Award. The director and the screenplay were honored in 1996 with the Boston Society of Film Critics Award.
Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney and the film was nominated in 1997 for the Chlotrudis Award. Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci in 1997 nominated film festivals for the Golden Precolumbian Circle of Bogota. Tony Shalhoub won the 1997 National Society of Film Critics Award. The film was nominated in 1997 for the price of the Artios Casting Society of America. Minnie Driver won the 1998 London Critics Circle Film Award.
Background
The film was shot in New York City and in Keyport (New Jersey). It had its world premiere on 24 January 1996 at the Sundance Film Festival. On September 6, 1996, he was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film played in theaters in the USA a about 11.9 million U.S. dollars.