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Tarantella (1995 film)

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Tarantella
Directed by Helen De Michiel
Screenplay byHelen De Michiel
Starring Mira Sorvino
Rose Gregorio
Matthew Lillard
Frank Pellegrino
Stephen Spinella
Release date
1995
Running time
100 min
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Tarantella is a 1995 drama film [1] directed by Helen De Michiel, starring Mira Sorvino as the main character. The film premiered on June 7, 1995, at the Seattle International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on March 15, 1996.

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Diane Di Sorella, a young Italian American professional photographer, has to return suddenly to New Jersey, where she grew up, when her mother dies to settle her estate. In recent years Diane didn't get on with her, and begins to remember her embittered mother whom she abandoned. But at the same time, she begins to rediscover the heritage she rejected a long time ago when she is amongst her neighbours while packing up the house. Then she meets a close friend of her grandmother's and late mother's, who gives her support in this tough time and also gives Diane her mother's last gift: a secret journal kept by her mother. As it is written in Italian the woman must read it to Diane. This helps her learn more about her mother's history, and as she does so she finally comes to terms with the relationship they had and her own Italian heritage. [2] [1] [3]

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