For Roseanna

Let the viewer beware: This grotesque comedy may be set against the lush background of Italy's Lazio region, but it's about as Italian as a can of SpaghettiOs, and twice as tasteless. American actress Mercedes Ruehl stars as Roseanna, a woman living -- and, we are quick to learn, dying -- in the quaint Italian village of Travento. Roseanna's greatest wish is to be buried alongside her dear, departed daughter in the tiny local cemetery. Unfortunately, there are only three plots left, and it's up to Roseanna's adoring husband, Marcello (French actor Jean Reno), to make sure no one else dies before Roseanna's number is up. Marcello spends the entire time running about...