Nonnas, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Bad Shabbos

Movie 1: Nonnas

Watching this movie was a wonderful reminder of my Italian childhood in Chicago. A middle age man opens an Italian restaurant on Staten Island and hires four grandmothers “nonnas” to do the cooking.  Good fun then ensues.  On Netflix, this makes for a very nice movie experience (eat before you watch it). 

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Movie 2: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

This is a slow moving and intelligent love story/romantic comedy centering around the lead characters passion for all things Jane Austen.  Many scenes are filmed in the wonderful Parisian bookstore Shakespeare and Company.  Nice cinematography and acting.  French with English subtitles.

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Movie 3: Bad Shabbos

This is a well written and acted Jewish comedy. A New York City family on the Upper West Side has their usual weekly Shabbat dinner. Until things don’t become usual. Very quick witted and entertaining. A fun mix of Catholic and Jewish parents as Wisconsin and the big city collide.

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2 thoughts on “Nonnas, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Bad Shabbos”

  1. I did watch Nonna’s and I do agree with your review. I enjoyed it very much. Haven’t heard of the other two but will keep watching for them. Thanks

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