Roseanna's Grave (also known as For Roseanna) is a 1997 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weiland. In his review, Roger Ebert concludes that Roseanna's Grave "isn't of much consequence, perhaps, and the gears of the plot are occasionally visible as they turn. But it's a small, sweet film that never tries for more than it's sure of, and the actors find it such a relief to be playing such goodhearted characters that we can almost feel it."[2]

Roseanna's Grave
DVD cover under the title For Roseanna
Directed byPaul Weiland
Written bySaul Turteltaub
Starring
CinematographyHenry Braham
Edited byMartin Walsh
Music byTrevor Jones
Production
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Spelling Films
Trijbits & Worrell Film &TV[1]
Distributed byFine Line Features[1] (United States)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (United Kingdom and France)
Release date
  • June 18, 1997 (1997-06-18)
Running time
98 min.
CountriesUnited Kingdom[1]
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$123,330

Plot

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Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man who owns the land next to the cemetery, won't sell. While Marcello is doing good deeds to make sure no one dies, Roseanna thinks of Marcello's future.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "For Roseanna (1997)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (July 25, 1997). "For Roseanna". Chicago Sun-Times. For Roseanna was the name given to the film in its festival release.
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