37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Primo si Secundo sunt doi frati care au emigrat din Italia in Statele Unite, unde si-au deschis un restaurant cu specific italian. Primo este un tip irascibil, inzestrat cu talent in arta culinara, dar hotarat sa nu-si iroseasca darul pregatind mancarurile obisnuite pe care clientii le doresc. Secondo este cel care se zbate sa tina restaurantul pe linia de plutire, in ciuda faptului ca afacerea nu prea are succes. Proprietarul unui local din apropiere, care se bucura de un succes enorm, in ciuda mediocritatii serviciilor oferite, le ofera celor doi frati solutia salvatoare: o noapte speciala cu muzica jazz si mancare pregatita asa cum isi doreste Primo.
Doi tineri frustrați în dragoste care nu se cunosc se visează reciproc după ce aruncă monede într-o fântână, dar au numai o săptămână la dispoziție să se găsească.
Teresa is a young widow who is concentrated on her little business until she hires Gino.
O nuntă de familie reaprinde vechea ceartă dintre vecinii de alături și prietenii de pescuit John și Max. Între timp, o divorțată italiancă înflăcărată deschide un restaurant la magazinul local de momeală, alarmând localnicii care se tem că va speria peștii. Dar ea este mai puțin interesată de fructele de mare decât de a găti o perioadă fierbinte cu Max.
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its greatest challenges.
In order to recreate a picture taken in 1974, during the inauguration of São Paulo subway, Pedro meets two school friends he had not seen for 40 years. If their existential crises, ageing and (astray) ways were not enough, Pedro announces, to everyone's surprise, he intends to take his own life — even though not before he sees his soccer team win a championship.
A waiter is instructed by his boss to spy on the latter's woman with a camera and to catch her committing adultery.
After a botched robbery, a local crime syndicate sends a rookie enforcer to take care of a loose end. When the hit goes sideways and his civilian girlfriend ends up missing, her brother, Rodd, a mild-mannered guidance counselor, conducts an exhaustive search through the city to find her. With the support of a martial artist instructor, Bruce, the pair consistently becomes overwhelmed by a violent outfit of criminals looking to silence them. However, Rodd has a mysterious and dangerous past of his own, and with the help of his friend, they formulate a plan to take on the organization in this nail-biting action thriller.
Short - A godfather in the Mafia comes to have dinner in a trendy Italian restaurant. Faithful to his customs, he orders a calzone. In his great surprise, he does not find egg there inside. Mad with rage, he sends his two right hands to settle the situation in the kitchen. Be terrorized, the chef and his dumb apprentice, they learn that the problem comes from the hen Nuggets which, victim of a depression, refuses to lay. Numbers of dance, theater, intimidation, everything is good to obtain the saving egg.
A look at the life of chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich both on and off the screen as she celebrates 25 years on public television.
With humor, insight, and compassion, this documentary shares the journey of two Italian brothers who have run a successful restaurant for over 40 years, the sacrifices they’ve made for their children, and what it means to immigrants when they fulfill the American Dream.