Title from web page. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Wide screen. Special features; audio commentary by director Nancy Savoca and producer Richard Guay; interviews with music supervisor Jeffrey Kimball, production designer Lester Cohen, sound editor Tim Squyres, editor John Tintori and script supervisor; theatrical trailer. Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard, Aida Turturro.
Summary:
The 1989 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner that helped jumpstart the '90s indie movement, Nancy Savoca's True Love is a seminal work of Italian American cinema. A humorous yet unflinching look at the realities of love and marriage, the film follows Michael and Donna, a young couple preparing for their wedding in an Italian enclave of the Bronx. Through revealing moments in dive bars, pizzerias, and living rooms, the film offers a nuanced meditation on marriage in a world heavily driven by gender norms. The 1989 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner that helped jumpstart the '90s indie movement, Nancy Savoca's True Love is a seminal work of Italian American cinema.
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