“On a Moonstruck” A masterpiece that has become a treasure trove of famous lines, “Even if we burn in the fires of Inferno, our hope is to love each other.”

“On a Moonstruck” synopsis

An Italian family living in New York. Loretta (Cher), a widowed 37-year-old daughter, is proposed to marry her childhood friend Johnny (Danny Aiello), and she somehow accepts. Johnny heads to Sicily, Italy to visit his critically ill mother. Meanwhile, Loretta goes to ask Johnny's brother Ronnie (Nicolas Cage), with whom she has a rift, to attend her wedding. However, after meeting Loretta and Ronnie, they fall in love...

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• Rather than a work that grabs your heart intensely, it is a work that you will never forget.
• The cynical and playful dialogue also contributes to the pacing of the film.
• Romantic lines uttered by Nico Kay, who later became a Kaiyu star.

Rather than a work that grabs your heart intensely, it is a work that you will never forget.

There aren't any scenes that are so strongly imprinted in your mind that you can't let them go. It's not like I'm overwhelmed by a theme that will completely change my life. Still, there are films whose overall ``mood'' makes them unforgettable treasures. One of his works that has received such praise from many people is 1987's ``On a Moonstruck.''

An Italian family living in New York. Loretta (Cher), a widowed 37-year-old daughter, is proposed to marry her childhood friend Johnny (Danny Aiello), and she somehow accepts. Johnny heads to Sicily, Italy to visit his critically ill mother. Meanwhile, Loretta goes to ask Johnny's brother Ronnie (Nicolas Cage), with whom she has a rift, to attend her wedding. However, after meeting Loretta and Ronnie, they fall in love... The drama of each Italian family is exquisitely intertwined with this.

"On a Moonstruck" preview

Nominated for 6 categories at the 60th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. There is no doubt that this movie is a masterpiece as it won Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, but what will win the hearts of viewers is probably the skill of the screenplay, as the Academy Award results show. . Of course, the development of the main plot, in which the heroine is confused by a love she has never experienced before, is also exquisite, but what leaves the most impression on this script are the many famous lines. All of them have a bit of a twist. It's rare to see a work in which that twist functions as much as it does to spice up the story and human relationships.

The script was written by John Patrick Shanley. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2008's Doubt , a play he wrote (which won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award). Since he is basically a writer who writes a lot of plays, he may have a strong commitment to dialogue.

The cynical and playful dialogue also contributes to the pacing of the film.