Rating: - Household Saints
This was a great, fun movie! Very Catholic, very ethnic, very 50's! Vincent D'onofro is terrific and Tracey Ullman is wonderful,too. Well worth a look!
Rating: - no title
It is amazing that the woman who wrote the novel on which this film is based is Jewish, because it is a very Catholic, very Italian film. De Niro's movies are about Italian gangsters, this one is about an Italian saint. And God. Strong acting.
Rating: - Please Release on DVD
It is amazing that truly original creative cinema like this is still not available on DVD. Highly recommended!
Rating: - DVD Now!
This movie is a classic of American indie cinema. It deserves deluxe DVD treatment! Put this out now on DVD!
Rating: - Ebert's Review
I thought Roger Ebert did an excellent review for Household Saints. Here it is from the Chicago Sun-Times 10/01/1993:
Saints are a great inconvenience. They interfere with the plans of ordinary people. When a modern family finds itself with a saint in its midst, there is a tendency to send for the psychiatrist. "Household Saints" is about Italian Americans in New York City who begin with a form of madness they are comfortable with, and end with a madness only a saint could understand.
Like many stories of miracles, this one begins with a pinochle game. The local butcher, ... Read More