A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Ken Barnett, Julianne Nicholson, Brian Letscher
Written by:
Maria Maggenti
Directed by:
Maria Maggenti
Release Date:
September 2, 2006
Original Title:
Puccini for Beginners
Alternate Titles:
NYカンタービレ
Puccini et moi
Puccini para iniciantes
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Independent Digital Entertainment
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 82
When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He is so smitten with Allegra that he dumps his lover, Grace, and convinces Allegra to continue their affair. When Allegra meets Grace, sparks fly, and she begins a parallel romance, unaware that her new lover is the woman Philip left to be with her.
Allegra, an opera-loving writer in New York, eschews commitment, so her girlfriend, Samantha, leaves her. Allegra misses Sam, and resents the accusation that she's afraid to say "I love you," but she's soon involved with two people - Grace and Philip - who, unbeknownst to her, have just broken up with each other. Allegra juggles the two affairs, telling neither about the other; each likes her more and more as her old fears start making her itchy. Things come to a head at an engagement party where Allegra is pinch-hitting as a catering assistant.
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Metacritic | 54/100 |
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