Two Family House

"The only way to find out what you love is to risk everything you have."

2000 1h 44m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 21

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.

“The only way to find out what you love is to risk everything you have.”

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Cast

Michael Rispoli
Buddy Visalo
Kelly Macdonald
Mary O'Neary
Kathrine Narducci
Estelle Visalo
Kevin Conway
Jim O'Neary
Peggy Gormley
Miss Dimunjik
Matt Servitto
Chipmunk
Michele Santopietro
Laura
Louis Guss
Donato

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raymond De Felitta
Writers: Raymond De Felitta
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Raymond De Felitta, shot by Michael Mayers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Rispoli and Kelly Macdonald and Kathrine Narducci carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only way to find out what you love is to risk everything you have.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Raymond De Felitta directs. Michael Mayers behind the camera. David Leonard cuts. Produced in United States of America.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Raymond De Felitta, shot by Michael Mayers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Michael Rispoli and Kelly Macdonald and Kathrine Narducci carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The only way to find out what you love is to risk everything you have.".
6IMDB entry: tt0202641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.