Directed by:
Chazz PalminteriScreenplay:
David HubbardCinematography:
Russell CarpenterComposer:
Alan MenkenCast:
Penélope Cruz, Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, Chazz Palminteri, Marcus Thomas, Daniel Sunjata, Victoria Sanchez, Robin Williams, Marcia Bennett (more)Plots(1)
A first-rate cast comes together for this collection of intertwining tales of lonely New Yorkers reaching out to each other on Christmas Eve. Susan Sarandon plays Rose, a widowed editor who spends way too much time at the hospital bed of her Alzheimers-stricken mother. Robin Williams is the mysterious fellow who later prevents her from possibly jumping in the East River. Meanwhile Nina (Penelope Cruz) gets tired of the violently jealous outbreaks of her cop boyfriend, Mike (Paul Walker), and breaks their engagement. An obsessive old waiter (Alan Arkin) is convinced Mike is the reincarnation of his dead wife, while in another story a troubled young man (Marcus Thomas) attempts to smash up his hand so he can attend an emergency room Christmas party. Needless to say, these tales intersect movingly and the miracle of Christmas provides major healing to each character involved. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Penélope Cruz
Spain
Best movies:
All About My Mother (1999)
Blow (2001)
Live Flesh (1997)
Susan Sarandon
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Front Page (1974)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Paul Walker
USA
Best movies:
Pleasantville (1998)
Fast Five (2011)
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Alan Arkin
USA
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Chazz Palminteri
USA
Best movies:
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Marcus Thomas
Belgium
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Daniel Sunjata
USA
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Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) (theatrical recording)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Victoria Sanchez
Spain
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Robin Williams
USA
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Marcia Bennett
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Fugitive Pieces (2007)
Lucinda Davis
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Graham Phillips
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John Doman
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Sonny Marinelli
USA
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David Julian Hirsh
Canada
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Jennifer Séguin
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Lynne Adams
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Gianpaolo Venuta
Canada
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Ruth Chiang
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Arthur Holden
Canada
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