The Cemetery Club
Summary:
Based on the play by Ivan Menchell, this drama concerns three friends, Doris (Olympia Dukakis), Lucille (Diane Ladd), and Esther (Ellen Burstyn). All three live in the same Jewish community in Pittsburgh, are in their mid-to-late 50s, and have become widows within the past few months. Once a week, they gather to visit their husbands' graves and meet at a deli afterward to tal... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Ellen Burstyn - (Esther Moskowitz)
Olympia Dukakis - (Doris Silverman)
Danny Aiello - (Ben Katz)
Diane Ladd - (Lucille Rubin)
Lainie Kazan - (Selma)
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Review:
The lives of widowed yentas is unusual subject matter for a film by African-American Bill Duke, who made his name as a character actor specializing in seedy villains, and whose previous directorial efforts (such as A Rage in Harlem) had focused on urban black America. Whatever the logic behind it, The Cemetery Club works pretty well as a {... Continue >>
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