Synopsis
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
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Cast
- John TurturroTuccio
- Christopher WalkenBevalaqua
- Susan SarandonCelimene
- Rufus SewellDominique
- Beverly D'AngeloAstergourd
- Ben GazzaraOld Flavio
- Katherine BorowitzRachel
- George DiCenzoJailor
- Bill IrwinMarco
- Aida TurturroMarta
Recommendations
- 90
Salon
A masterful accomplishment...teems with its own sense of life, crackles with daring, walks the tightrope between satire and pathos with a rare assuredness. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Everything falls into place and seems exactly right: the brisk tempo, the crisp, witty performances, the slightly sooty touch. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Self-satisfied -- an undisciplined brat of a film. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A gloriously giddy movie about theater, love and artifice, an unabashed art film. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Few movies are as eloquent in their performances and their art direction. - 63
New York Daily News
Beneath the noisy, farcical surface of John Turturro's Illuminata is a thoughtful and unusually mature meditation on love. - 63
USA Today
Susan Sarandon has never looked better in her 29-year screen career than she does here. - 58
Portland Oregonian
It isn't, finally, satisfying: It's too uneven, indulgent, fey.
