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A man trying to honor the last wish of his beloved wife has to keep an entire city alive in this bittersweet romantic comedy. Marcello (Jean Reno) is the owner of a restaurant in a small village in It... read more read more...aly. His wife Roseanna (Mercedes Ruehl) has received some awful news: she has learned that her weak heart has gotten worse, and she has only a few weeks to live. Roseanna has given Marcello a final request: she wants to be buried next to her daughter, who died some years before. Marcello wants nothing more than to comply with her wishes, but there's a problem; the town's cemetery is quite small, and right now funeral plots are on a first-come, first-served basis. The spot next to Roseanna's daughter does happen to be open, but she'll only get it if no one else dies first. So Marcello suddenly becomes the village's watchdog of health and safety, trying to make sure no one needlessly dies, and even shuffles around a few bodies of people who do happen to pass on. Meanwhile, Roseanna is worried about both Marcello and her sister Cecilia (Polly Walker) and would like them to marry after her death so they won't have to be alone. However, Marcello and Cecilia don't always get along very well, and besides, Cecilia is in love with Antonio (Mark Frankel), whose father has prevented the town's cemetery from expanding. For Roseanna was filmed under the title Roseanna's Grave and was briefly publicized as For the Love of Roseanna. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Paul Weiland

Release Date: June 18, 1997

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  • SirPant
    September 23, 2009
    SirPant
    A very sweet and funny film with the brilliant Jean Reno.
  • thmtsang
    January 1, 2008
    thmtsang
    Wonderful heart warming movie about a man who wants to honour his wife's dying wish.

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
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Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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June 18, 1997
Entertainment Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
July 22, 2005
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September 3, 2004
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January 1, 2000
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