A Wake In Providence
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- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Vincent Pagano, Victoria Rowell, Mike Pagano, Adrienne Barbeau ... see all
- Director: Rosario Roveto Jr.
- Plot: Going back home can be hard, particularly when you come from a traditional Italian family, and especially when the girlfriend you bring back is not Italian. But the roof caves... Read more
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Los Angeles Times
the film aims for a light social satire but mainly falls flat.
Rowell and Adrienne Barbeau as Aunt Lydia, saddled with the least campy roles, acquit themselves the best among the actors.
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A Wake in Providence
newsreview.com –
2005-04-21
A struggling Los Angeles actor (Vincent Pagano) goes home to Rhode Island for his grandfather's funeral-and to introduce his black girlfriend (Victoria Rowell) to his FBI (Full-Blooded Italian) family. ... Full Article
This witless farce about racial intolerance and family ties, made in 1999 but unreleased until 2005, dredges up so may hoary Italian-American stereotypes that it's hard to believe brothers Vincent and Mike Pagano - first-time filmmakers who between them cowrote,... ... Full Article