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Two Family House (2000) 


Omschrijving:

Wanneer Buddy een kroeg koopt, zit hij opgescheept met zijn bovenburen: 
een dronken Ier en zijn hoogzwangere vrouw. 
Ze weigeren te vertrekken en net wanneer Buddy ze eruit wil gooien, wordt de baby geboren. 
Wat daarna gebeurt, had hij nooit voor mogelijk gehouden.

Recensie:

Director Raymond De Felitta, working with his own material, created this wonderful film, which should be seen more often. 

The story takes place in the fifties. The characters at the center of the film, are basically Italian-Americans living in Staten Island. Buddy and Estelle Visalo, are the owners of a two family house in need of repairs. The upstairs apartment has been rented to an Irish couple, Mary and Jim, who are going through a rough moment in their lives.

Buddy, with the help of his friends from the tavern that is the social meeting point of the neighborhood, is trying to evict the couple upstairs, after it's clear they are up to no good and can't pay the rent. It proves to be too late because Mary begins her labor pains and Estelle, who doesn't like the woman, helps in the delivery. But horror of horrors, the little baby proves to be much more than what Mary was expecting, and Jim abandons her.

The Italian landlord develops a friendship toward Mary, who he succeeds in evicting, but feels terribly about it. He rescues her from the flea bag hotel where she is staying since her own sister doesn't want her. Buddy finds, and pays, for an apartment for Mary and her son. It's clear that Buddy and Mary go from a friendship into a relationship that will change their lives forever.

The film works because the charismatic work of Michael Rispoli, who as Buddy, is a man with a heart of gold. Mr. Rispoli is an actor that is always good, no matter what character he plays. Also the movie has an inspired performance by Kelly MacDonald. Ms. MacDonald does good work as Mary. The supporting cast, Kartherine Narducci, Kevin Conway, Matt Servitto, Vincent Pastore, and the rest, are perfect.

We look forward future endeavors by Raymond De Felitta, who proves with this film he can tell a story that involves the viewer in more ways than some others. Two Family House is a small movie, with a big heart ! 

 Genre............: Drama
 Year.............: 2000
 Country..........: USA
 Director.........: Raymond De Felitta
 Writer...........: Raymond De Felitta
 Source...........: Retail DVD
 DVD Format.......: PAL
 DVD Size.........: DVD5 
 Programs used....: Not my rip
 Screen Format....: 4:3
 Audio Language...: English
 Audio Format.....: English 5.1 D.D.
 Subtitles........: Dutch/Nederlands
 Color............: Color
 Runtime..........: 108 min

 Menu.............: [X] Yes
 DVD Extras.......: [X] Yes

 Posted in........: alt.binaries.boneless
 File Name........: Two Family House (2000).DVD5


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