Two Family House
Two Family House is a 2000 film produced by Alan Klingenstein, based on the story of the uncle of the films writer and director Raymond De Felitta Caf Society. The film won the Audience Award at Sundance 2000. Many of the films actors later reached national prominence as part of the HBO cable television series The Sopranos, including Michael Rispoli, Kathrine Narducci, Matt Servitto, Vincent Pastore, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Sharon Angela and Michele Santopietro Jackie Aprile, Sr., Charmaine Bucco, Agent Harris, Big Pussy, Vito Spatafore, Rosalie Aprile and JoJo Palmice, respectively, in The Sopranos. The songs on the films soundtrack were done by John Pizzarelli and his trio, a jazz recording artist.
ItalianAmerican Buddy decides to buy a dilapidated twofamily house in the Irish section of town, intending to live upstairs with his wife Estelle and run a bar downstairs, where he could live out a smaller version of his dream, singing along to a Music Minus One jukebox a precursor to karaoke. Estelle has no confidence in Buddy, just wants a normal bluecollar husband who, most of all, wont embarrass her by doing anything to make himself stand out, and manages to undermine his plans time and time again. He discovers, to his dismay and her horror, that the upstairs Irish tenants, a drunken, violent older man played by Kevin Conway and his very pregnant young wife played by Kelly Macdonald of Trainspotting fame refuse to move and wont pay rent.When the baby is born, its clear his father was black and the much older, drunken Irish husband immediately skulks off, knowing its not his child. Buddy evicts mother and child, then feels guilt and sets her up in a flat while she sorts out an adoption. Estelles lack of faith, the smallminded prejudices and low ambitions of his friends, the Irish lasss spirit, Buddys dream, racial prejudice, and the babys fate play out in an engaging story with real chemistry between the leads and a message that ultimately exemplifies a Joseph Campbelllike Follow your bliss. ........
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