Illuminata
Leaving July 31
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1h 59m
Director-star John Turturro’s enchanting ode to the colorful world of the stage unfolds in a gorgeous evocation of turn-of-the century New York, where Tuccio (Turturro), a struggling playwright for a theater troupe, finds himself juggling both professional and romantic crises when strays from his lover and leading lady (beautifully played by Turturro’s real-life wife Katherine Borowitz) into the arms of an amorous diva (Susan Sarandon). Featuring sparkling performances from an ensemble cast that also includes Beverly D’Angelo, Ben Gazzara, and a scene-stealing Christopher Walken as a foppish critic, ILLUMINATA is Turturro’s witty and deeply personal look behind the curtain of the creative process.
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