Passionada

Passionada

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Dan Ireland
Produced by David Bakalar
Written by David Bakalar
Jim Jermanok
Steve Jermanok
Starring Jason Isaacs
Sofia Milos
Emmy Rossum
Theresa Russell
Seymour Cassel
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography Claudio Rocha
Edited by Luis Colina
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
108 min
Country United States
Language English
Portuguese
Box office $540,833[1]

Passionada is a 2002 romantic comedy film. It is directed by Dan Ireland and stars Jason Isaacs, Sofia Milos and Emmy Rossum, co-starring Seymour Cassel and Theresa Russell. The story is by David Bakalar, and the screenplay is by Jim Jermanok and Steve Jermanok. The film is set in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a formerly wealthy port town with a sizable population of Portuguese descent.

Plot summary

Celia Amonte (Sofia Milos) is a Portuguese American widow who lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts with her daughter Vicky (Emmy Rossum). The broke British card counter Charles "Charlie" Beck (Jason Isaacs) arrives in town to stay with and mooch off some wealthy friends and gamble at the local casino. The friends are Daniel Vargas (Seymour Cassel) and his wife Lois Vargas (Theresa Russell). One night, dining at a Portuguese restaurant with Lois, Charlie sees Celia singing fado, a haunting Portuguese form of song. He is enchanted with her, approaches her, and is rebuffed. Charlie later finds Celia's address in the phone book and goes to her house, where he encounters Vicky, whom he had met at the casino before. Vicky agrees to help Charlie woo her mother in exchange for lessons on card counting. This proves difficult, as Celia still longs for her deceased husband and has not dated since his death.

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