True Love

Theatrical Release Date: 1989 09 15 (USA)

UPC: 027616882417

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity]

Summary: Independent filmmaker Nancy Savoca's True Love stars Annabella Sciorra as a none-too-bright young lady who evinces untapped brilliance in getting her boyfriend Ron Eldard to the altar. Sciorra's work is certainly cut out for her: Eldard, who prefers chumming around with his old high school chums, is a virtual stranger to the word "commitment." Even so, a wedding date is set, and the guests begin gathering. Will the bells peal for Sciorra, or is she in for another let-down? Hardly original material, True Love scores in its "little truths" about the characters: these are people that you and I know all too well, no matter what our social standing in life. Co-written by Nancy Savoca and her husband Richard Guay, the film won first prize at the Utah-based US Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Awards: Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actress – Independent Spirit Awards Grand Prize: Dramatic – Sundance Film Festival

Features: ccOriginal theatrical trailer
English: Stereo Surround
English, French & Spanish language subtitles

True Love

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 01/07/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 101 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Main Title [:09]
2. Work & Play [3:15]
3. So Compatible [5:48]
4. "Ooh Baby"- Sitting [3:24]
5. Family/Blue Food... [6:21]
6. ...And Black Tuxedos [6:00]
7. A Meaty Future [2:39]
8. Boys & Girls [4:15]
9. Dancin' & Strippin' [8:51]
10. The Morning After [7:57]
11. Hard Words/Soft Gifts [6:27]
12. Heart to Hearts [3:39]
13. Made for Each Other... [2:52]
14. For Life [7:25]
15. Stalled Emotions [9:04]
16. "Smile!"/End Credits [9:03]

Perry Seibert

Nancy Savoca's directorial debut, True Love, has all the trappings of one of the most overworked genres in movie history -- the ethnic-wedding comedy. In this case, two emotional Italians and their respective eccentric and extroverted families partake in all of the usual pre-wedding jitters and party planning familiar to anyone who has seen a film like this. But, as with her later films, Savoca shows she cares far too much for her characters and has a much better understanding of human behavior than the average person. Both the would-be husband (Ron Eldard) and bride-to-be (Annabella Sciorra) are equally likable and annoying. While the generic comedy would keep the couple lovable the entire time, both of these characters are flawed in real ways. Where he has not yet grown up, she is too afraid to believe she could marry outside her neighborhood. The final scene of the film in which neither bride nor groom can quite smile for a wedding photo because they are beginning to understand how difficult their life together might be even though they love each other offers a bittersweet ending that forces the viewer to rethink what they have just seen. Produced by Jonathan Demme, True Love showed that Nancy Savoca had a clear understanding of people. Many filmmakers have had greater acclaim with less skill than that. She would follow though on that early promise with her next two films Dogfight and Household Saints. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Mary Portser  Actor 
Saverio Guerra  Actor 
Bill Bastiani  Actor 
David Stepkin  Actor 
Christopher Shaw  Actor 
Dale Carman  Actor 
Suzanne Costallos  Actor 
Steve Randazzo  Actor 
Richard Guay  Screenwriter 
Shelley Houis  Producer 
Nancy Savoca  Director 
Nancy Savoca  Screenwriter 
Annabella Sciorra  Actor 
Ron Eldard  Actor 
Star Jasper  Actor 
Aida Turturro  Actor 
Roger Rignack  Actor 
Michael J. Wolfe  Actor 
Kelly Cinnante  Actor 
Rick Shapiro  Actor 
Vincent Pastore  Actor 
Marianne Leone  Actor 
John Nacco  Actor 
Ann Tucker  Actor 
Marie Michaels  Actor 

Country: USA