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Illuminata (1998)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
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Actor John Turturro, who made his directorial debut with the Cannes Camera d'Or winner Mac (1992), returned to directing with this period farce about a struggling, turn-of-the-century New York repertory company owned by Astergourd (Beverly D'Angelo) and Pallenchio (Donal McCann). Egotistical playwright Tuccio (Turturro) has written a new play, Illuminata, for the troupe's actress-manager Rachel (Katherine Borowitz), daughter of aging actor Flavio (Ben Gazzara), who's lost his memory. Tuccio

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: John Turturro

Written By: Brandon Cole, John Turturro

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Oct 17, 2000

Artisan Entertainment

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Cast

John Turturro
Tuccio
Katherine Borowitz
Rachel
Christopher Walken
Bevalaqua
Susan Sarandon
Celimene
Beverly D'Angelo
Astergourd
Bill Irwin
Marco
Rufus Sewell
Dominique
Georgina Cates
Simone
Matthew Sussman
Piero
Ben Gazzara
Flavio
Leo Bassi
Beppo
Donal McCann
Pallenchiot
Aida Turturro
Martha

Critic Reviews for Illuminata

All Critics (37) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (15) | DVD (2)

Clearly a labor of love, this sophomore effort from Turturro (a better actor than helmer), about fables and foibles of a tightly knit acting troup at turn of the century New York, is structurally messy and unevenly acted; a step fown from his debut Mac

December 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety