Household Saints

"The Santangelos asked for a miracle. God gave them something slightly more complicated. Their daughter Teresa."

1993-09-15

6.5

en 124m

Drama

A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.

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Director

Nancy Savoca

Stunt Coordinator

Eliza Coleman

Novel

Francine Prose

Producer

Peter Newman

Executive Producer

Jonathan Demme

Director of Photography

Bobby Bukowski

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