Moonlight and Valentino

  • Whoopi Goldberg: Sylvie Morrow
  • Shadia Simmons: Jenny Morrow
  • Erica Luttrell: Drew Morrow
  • Matthew Koller: Alex Morrow
  • Scott Wickware: policeman
  • Kelli Fox: nurse
  • Harrison Liu: Mr. Wong
  • Wayne Lam: Mr. Wong 's Son
  • Ken Wong: Mr. Wong 's Father
  • Carlton Watson: Henrik
  • Jack Jessop: Sid
  • Jon Bon Jovi: The Painter
  • Trim: Valentino
  • Jeremy Sisto: Steven
  • Alan Clifton: Street Vendors
  • Judah Katz: Marc
  • Julian Richings: Hairdresser

Moonlight and Valentino is a drama directed by David Anspaugh from the year 1995.

Action

The young teacher Rebecca loses her husband Ben suddenly in an accident when he is run over during a morning jog. Her younger sister Lucy, her ex- stepmother Alberta and her best friend Sylvie support them in this crisis, although each of them grappling with their own problems: Lucy fears, never to lose her virginity and also has a less than good relationship with Alberta, with which it is constantly arguing, as they after the death of her mother could never accept as a stepmother Alberta. It bothers Lucy much that " tramples even after the divorce from my father nor my life." Alberta scared by her bossiness each in their environment, especially Lucy, who always tried to get closer, but you go out of the way. Basically, however, she has a good heart and is very helpful. So it is, among other things Rebecca's girlfriend Sylvie at while trying to save her unhappy marriage with her husband Paul. Sylvie toils around with three children and finds little time for her husband. She is of the opinion that he is to blame for the situation of their marriage. However, towards the end of the film she realizes that she was the one who had ever behaved repellent. On the occasion of Rebecca's birthday committed Alberta a young painter who will paint the house again. This has to strike a dog named Valentino and the preference in the moonlight. Both interfere with Rebecca. But after a while she developed a passion for it and finally they spend the night together. Then she gets terrible guilt and several days buries himself behind the other in her bedroom. When Lucy, Alberta and Sylvie assist you in this situation, it comes out that Rebecca and Ben before his death had an argument in which it came, that he wanted a child, she did not. They stated that they would be worse happened with Ben as a mother and that she was afraid the child would only love his father. The four women go to Sylvie's suggestion into a graveyard and there finally Lucy and Alberta tolerated. Finally, it also creates Rebecca, to break away from Ben and bids him farewell with the words "My dear, take care. "

The drama " Moonlight and Valentino " is often referred to as a " chick flick ". The movie is about grief, friendship, growing up and a new beginning. During a conversation between the four main characters comes from Rebecca's page on the thesis that there are four different types of women admit: The widow who secluded, the married and the divorced wife. However, this hypothesis is refuted immediately because a woman should never be defined solely by their relationship to men.

Reviews

" In a well-designed approach with impressive consistency plea for family sharing in a crisis, but which avoids any depth and talked to death on the problems rather naive level."

Awards and nominations

Jon Bon Jovi was awarded the Premiere Performance Award from the Motion Picture Club.

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