Castorini family
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The Castorini family is the close-knit, Italian-American household at the heart of the romantic comedy film "Moonstruck," around whom much of the story’s drama and humor revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castorini family canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
ⓘ
film character group ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Moonstruck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdForWork | Moonstruck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
Catholic background
ⓘ
traditional values ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Italian-American ⓘ |
| familyStructure | multi-generational household ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Moonstruck universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cosmo Castorini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandfather Castorini ⓘ Johnny Cammareri (prospective in-law) NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Castorini NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Cappomaggi (extended family) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Cappomaggi (extended family) ⓘ Ronny Cammareri (by engagement to Loretta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Castorini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central family
ⓘ
source of drama ⓘ source of humor ⓘ |
| narrativeSignificance | drives main romantic plot of Moonstruck ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
close-knit relationships
ⓘ
frequent family dinners ⓘ strong opinions ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Cher (as Loretta Castorini)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danny Aiello (as Johnny Cammareri) NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mahoney (as Perry, family acquaintance) NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Bovasso (as Rita Cappomaggi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Cage (as Ronny Cammareri) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympia Dukakis (as Rose Castorini) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Gardenia (as Cosmo Castorini) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
family loyalty
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ infidelity ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| workDirector | Norman Jewison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| workWriter | John Patrick Shanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rose Castorini
subject surface form:
Cosmo Castorini