| Genre: | Comedy |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Rating: | R |
| Length: | 107 min |
| Country: | USA |
| Cast: | Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Holm and Campbell Scott |
| Credits: | Directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci. |
| Awards: | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
NSFC Award, Best Supporting Actor (1996)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best First Film (1996)
Sundance Film Festival
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Stanley Tucci, Joseph Tropiano(1996) |
Synopsis: A poetic meditation on food as emotional and physical sustenance in this story of Italian immigrant brothers struggling to save their modest restaurant. The elder brother and chef (Shalhoub) is a passionate purist from the Old World; his sibling business manager (Tucci) will consider relaxing the kitchen's culinary standards if it means more customers.
In a publicity ploy, the brothers plan a "big night" to honor visiting bandleader Louis Prima. Through the night-long party, exposed secrets stain the festivities like spilled Chianti. With its gutsy aural and visual turns, especially a brilliant wordless five minutes at the film's close, BIG NIGHT serves up an original and unusually satisfying feast.
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