Moonlight Serenade (2009 film)

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Moonlight Serenade
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Directed byGiancarlo Tallarico
Screenplay byJonathan Abrahams
Story byGiancarlo Tallarico
Produced by Anthony Mastromauro
Giancarlo Tallarico
Starring Amy Adams
Alec Newman
Harriet Sansom Harris
CinematographyEric Larson
Edited byRobb Sullivan
Music by Joey DeFrancesco
Production
companies
  • Talestic Entertainment
  • Barnholtz Entertainment
  • Chloe Film
  • Identity Films
Distributed by
Release date
  • December 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Moonlight Serenade is a 2009 musical romance film directed by Giancarlo Tallarico and starring Amy Adams. [1]

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Synopsis

A piano player discovers that the girl at the coat-check of a jazz club is a talented singer; she persuades him to form a musical act together.

Cast

Release

The film was released on December 8, 2009, and distributed by Barnholtz Entertainment, Alliance and Magnolia Pictures. [2]

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References

  1. Kay, Jeremy (2 November 2009). "ACI boards Amy Adams romantic musical Moonlight Serenade for AFM". ScreenDaily . Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. Lang, Brent (November 3, 2009). "Aci Buys Foreign Sales Rights for Moonlight Serenade". TheWrap . Retrieved March 16, 2024.