TMDb Rating
5.4/10
38 verified votes
Puccini for Beginners (2006)
ComedyDramaRomance
82 min
"A love triangle of operatic proportions."
Plot Summary
When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He is so smitten with Allegra that he dumps his lover, Grace, and convinces Allegra to continue their affair. When Allegra meets Grace, sparks fly, and she begins a parallel romance, unaware that her new lover is the woman Philip left to be with her.
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Keywords to include
ComedyDramaRomanceMaria MaggentiElizabeth ReaserGretchen Mol2006
Director
Maria Maggenti
Top Cast
Elizabeth ReaserGretchen MolJustin KirkJulianne NicholsonJennifer Dundas
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