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Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

Virginity, sex, the big cry, and other salty topics.

19955.51h 40m

Overview

A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.

Directed by David Anspaugh
Written by Ellen Simon
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen
Box Office0Revenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins

Rebecca Trager Lott

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Lucy Trager

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Alberta Trager

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Sylvie Morrow

Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi

The Painter

Shadia Simmons

Shadia Simmons

Jenny Morrow

Erica Luttrell

Erica Luttrell

Drew Morrow

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Thomas Trager

Jeremy Sisto

Jeremy Sisto

Steven

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Paul

Themes & Keywords

widowfemale friendshipbased on play or musicalgriefbereavementdeath of husband

About Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of widow, female friendship, based on play or musical, grief, bereavement, death of husband. Directed by David Anspaugh, it stars Elizabeth Perkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner. A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.

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