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Moonlight and Valentino (1995)

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A woman dealing with an unexpected death has to help her friends with their own crises in this comedy-drama. Rebecca Lott (Elizabeth Perkins) gets an unpleasant surprise while waiting for her husband to return from his daily jog -- he was hit by a car and instantly killed. A handful of Rebecca's friends and relatives rally around her, including her close friend and neighbor Sylvie (Whoopi Goldberg), her former stepmother Alberta (Kathleen Turner), and her younger sister Lucy (Gwyneth Paltrow),

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: David Anspaugh

In Theaters: Sep 29, 1995 Wide

On DVD: Feb 6, 2001

PolyGram Video

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Cast

Elizabeth Perkins
Rebecca Lott
Whoopi Goldberg
Sylvie Morrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Lucy Trager
Kathleen Turner
Alberta Russell
Jon Bon Jovi
"The Painter"
Peter Coyote
Paul (uncredited)
Harrison Liu
Mr Wong
Julian Richings
Hairstylist
Jeremy Sisto
Steven
Scott Wickware
Policeman
Josef Sommer
Thomas Trager
Jack Jessop
Sid
Judah Katz
Marc
David Trim
Valentino
Carlton Watson
Henrik
Kelli Fox
Nurse
Ken Wong
Mr Wong's Father
Shadia Simmons
Morrow Jenny
Erica Luttrell
Drew Morrow
Matthew Koller
Alex Morrow
Wayne Lam
Mr Wong's Son
Alan Clifton
Street Vendor

Critic Reviews for Moonlight and Valentino

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Moonlight and Valentino is a Hallmark sympathy card of a film, pretty to look at with a message that's sincere. Yet it's hard to take its pretentious platitudes of grief and recovery too personally.

January 1, 2000 Comment

USA Today

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A terrific cast, headed by Elizabeth Perkins and Whoopi Goldberg, elevates this earnest melodrama up to a point, but director Anspaugh can't find the center of a drama whose issue is rather timely: coming to terms with loss.

February 5, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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A not-bad chick flick with a striking performance by Gwyneth Paltrow.

March 2, 2003 Comment

Jeffrey M. Anderson

San Francisco Examiner

Holds within its warm embrace the trials and tribulations, joys and rewards of being a modern woman.

August 30, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Great movie, get the tissues.

November 7, 2006

Leigh Ryan

Super Reviewer

The film handles a tough subject matter pretty well. Elizabeth Perkins stands out in the good cast. It's a little too talky for my taste and it tends to be a bit too pretentious as well.

December 4, 2009