In ONCE AROUND, his first American film, Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom diffuses what could have been a dour and lacerating Bergmanesque family psychodrama into a joyful celebration of familial harmony, disharmony and ancestral tradition, bolstered by a stellar cast.
Having broken up with her longtime boyfriend and just witnessed the wedding of her younger sister Jan Bella (Laura San Giacomo), thirtysomething Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) finds herself living at home, once again, with her loving and restrictive parents Joe (Danny Aiello) and Marilyn (Gena
Rowlands). At the parents' home, Renata is soon acting like an overaged child and she finds her life purpos...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
115 mins