Plot
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
Release Year: 2013
Rating: 6.3/10 (380 voted)
Critic's Score: 55/100
Director: John Turturro
Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone
Storyline
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
Cast: John Turturro -
Fioravante
Woody Allen -
Murray
Vanessa Paradis -
Avigal
Liev Schreiber -
Dovi
Sharon Stone -
Dr. Parker
Sofía Vergara -
Selima
Tonya Pinkins -
Othella
Jade Dixon -
Cee Cee
Aubrey Joseph -
Cefus
Dante Hoagland -
Coco
Isaiah Clifton -
Cyrus
Michael Badalucco -
Burly Driver
Aida Turturro -
Driver's Wife
Allen Lewis Rickman -
Hasidic Driver
Teddy Bergman -
Yossi
Trivia:
One of the few appearances by Woody Allen in a film not directed by Woody Allen. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 9/10
John Turturro proofed that he can handle a light comedy as an actor as
well as a director. It is easy to see how he got Woody Allen to appear
in his film because the story could be by Woody Allen himself and the
figure Allen plays sounds as familiar as it can be. Even the Jewish
neighborhood fits very well.
The movie starts out with no waste of time as a Woody Allen-style
comedy without overdoing it. Allen coaxes Turturro, who works in a
flower shop to become a hired lover for rich middle aged ladies. They
share the money he gets and Allen spends it for the black! family he
lives with. This partnership works out pretty fast and quite
successful. But then the story does a sudden turn into deeper emotions
when Allen connects him with the widow Avigal who is a devoted Jewess
who after two years still mourns her dead husband...
Although many scenes begin as a comedy some end on a very touching
note. John Turturro knows when it is best to let the audience guess
what will come next. Although a bit of a fairy tale story he never
completely leaves the bounds of reality, especially in the end of the
film. I left the theater with a smile. (seen at the Viennale - Vienna
International Film Festival)
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