The Amati Girls

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The Amati Girls
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Film poster
Directed by Anne De Salvo
Written byAnne De Salvo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrank Byers
Edited byDavid L. Bertman
Carroll Timothy O'Meara
Music by Conrad Pope
Production
companies
Fox Family Channel
Heritage Group
Distributed byProvidence Entertainment [1]
Release date
  • January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19) [1]
Running time
91 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[ citation needed ]
Box office$49,136 [1]

The Amati Girls is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Anne De Salvo. It stars Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, and Edith Fields.

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Premise

The film centers around an Italian American family of four sisters (Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, and Lily Knight) who reside in Philadelphia. After their father's death, in trying to convince their mother (Cloris Leachman) that her life is still worth living, each sister grapples with her own ideas on love, faith, and ultimately, the meaning of life.

Cast

Cameo/uncredited cast

Reception

The Amati Girls holds a 46% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews, with an average score of 4.4/10. [2] Metacritic reports a score of 29 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Amati Girls". Box Office Mojo . Amazon.com . Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. "The Amati Girls (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. "The Amati Girls Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 21, 2019.