For Roseanna
1997 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · 43% critics
A woman with a serious heart condition has one final wish: to be buried beside her child in a cemetery that is nearly full. As that hope grows uncertain, her partner tries to delay the inevitable through a string of good deeds while both quietly grapple with love, loss, and what comes next.
Also known as For the Love of Roseanna
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Details
- Original title
- Roseanna's Grave
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-03-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (39 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy bittersweet romantic dramedies with warmth, mortality, and small acts of kindness, especially if Griffin & Phoenix or The Other Sister worked for you; Not for you if you want faster pacing or lighter stakes.
Pros: tender romantic premise; bittersweet warmth; heartfelt emotional core | Cons: very sentimental tone; gentle pacing; narrow small-town stakes
Themes
- terminal illness
- family relationships
- eccentric
Cast & crew
Jean Reno
as Marcello
Mercedes Ruehl
as Roseanna
Polly Walker
as Cecilia
Mark Frankel
as Antonio
Trevor Peacock
as Fredo Iaccoponi
Fay Ripley
as Francesca
Giuseppe Cederna
as Pater Bramilla
Roberto Della Casa
as Bruno Rossi
Luigi Diberti
as Capestro
Renato Scarpa
as Doctor Sergio Benvenuto
Directed by Paul Weiland