Fresh
Fresh Manhattan locations prove as photogenic as the leads, and the supporting actors -- especially Tina Benko as a glacial, impeccably dressed amazon -- don't miss a beat of Maggenti's snappy dialogue.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Puccini for Beginners
A love triangle of operatic proportions.
2006 · 1h 22m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Maria Maggenti
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Puccini for Beginners
Overview
When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He is so smitten with Allegra that he dumps his lover, Grace, and convinces Allegra to continue their affair. When Allegra meets Grace, sparks fly, and she begins a parallel romance, unaware that her new lover is the woman Philip left to be with her.
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48%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Reaser really doesn't stand a chance. She's plucky as heck, and you like her despite the script, but she can't save the movie.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
There is pleasure and even insight to be had in Puccini but it all feels second-hand, and therefore, of questionable provenance.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Fresh
Puccini for Beginners doesn't quite make it as romantic comedy. Most of the elements are in place, but the characters seem too narcissistic to fall in love and too broad-brush to be authentic.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Has a likable smartness to it; like a good Woody Allen film with a gay twist.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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