Taglines: Love Is All There Is… Until Your Parents Find Out.
Love Is All There Is is a modern retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story. It is set in the Bronx during the 1990s. The Cappamezzas (Lainie Kazan and Joseph Bologna), Bronx-born Sicilians, own a local catering business. They develop a bitter rivalry with the pretentious Malacicis (Paul Sorvino and Barbara Carrera), recent immigrants from Florence and owners of a fine Italian restaurant.
The Cappamezzas’ son, Rosario, (Nathaniel Marston) falls in love with the Malacicis’ daughter, Gina, (Angelina Jolie) after she replaces the obese star of the neighborhood church’s staging of Romeo and Juliet. The rivalry intensifies after Rosario deflowers Gina after a fight with her parents.
Love Is All There Is is a 1996 romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor, who also both star in the movie. It stars Lainie Kazan, Barbara Carrera, William Hickey, Dick Van Patten, Abe Vigoda, Connie Stevens, Paul Sorvino, Angelina Jolie. The movie was filmed at Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle, NY and many scenes were shot in City Island, Bronx, New York.
Love Is All There Is (1996)
Directed by: Joseph Bologna, Renée Taylor
Starring: Lainie Kazan, Joseph Bologna, Barbara Carrera, Renée Taylor, William Hickey, Dick Van Patten, Abe Vigoda, Connie Stevens, Paul Sorvino, Angelina Jolie
Screenplay by: Gabriel Bologna, Joseph Bologna, Erik Shapiro, Renée Taylor
Production Design by: Ron Norsworthy
Cinematography by: Alan Jones
Film Editing by: Nicholas Eliopoulos, Dennis M. O’Connor
Costume Design by: Dona Granata
Set Decoration by: Regina Graves
Art Direction by: Ellee Wynn-Briscoe
Music by: Jeff Beal
MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content.
Distributed by: The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release Date: May 10, 1996
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