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Household Saints

(Nancy Savoca, 1993) 

Director Nancy Savoca and Producer Richard Guay in person

New Restoration

Mar 01, 2024 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

ACCESSIBILITY 
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One of the most beloved indie films of the early 1990s finds an Italian American family trying to balance tradition, modernity, and faith.

Based on the novel by Francine Prose, Household Saints follows three generations of Italian American women. A young Italian butcher (Vincent D’Onofrio) “wins” the hand of his future wife (Tracey Ullman) in a pinochle game. Against the objections of his overbearing Roman Catholic mother (Judith Malina), the couple marry and eventually have a daughter. Played by Lili Taylor, she grows up a devout Catholic and dedicates herself to her namesake St. Theresa. Her faith complicates their daily lives and is tested when she meets a young man (Michael Imperioli) who wants a traditional wife and family. This beautifully tender film is laugh-out-loud funny one moment and filled with sobering pathos the next. Taylor won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. A Q&A with Savoca and Guay follows the screening. (125 mins., 4K DCP)

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Household Saints, courtesy of Milestone Films with Kino Lorber.

"[A] warm-hearted jewel of a movie."
Roger Ebert

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About the filmmakers

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Richard Guay is the producer of such films as True Love (1989), Dogfight (1991), Household Saints (1993), and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). True Love received the Grand Jury Prize at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival. He is on the board of directors of Missing Movies, a nonprofit dedicated to making inaccessible films available for legal public viewing.

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Nancy Savoca is the director of such films as True Love (1989), Dogfight (1991), Household Saints (1993), and If These Walls Could Talk (1996). True Love received the Grand Jury Prize at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival. She is on the board of directors of Missing Movies, a nonprofit dedicated to making inaccessible films available for legal public viewing.

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Digitally restored and remastered by Lightbox Film Center at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, in collaboration with Milestone Films with support from Ron and Suzanne Naples. Restoration Supervisor: Ross Lipman, Corpus Fluxus. Picture Restoration: Illuminate Hollywood. Sound Restoration: Audio Mechanics.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
National Endowment for the Arts 
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY 
Ohio Department of Development

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family 
Institute of Museum and Library Services

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts 
CampusParc 
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme 
The Columbus Foundation 
Nationwide Foundation 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 
Mike and Paige Crane 
Axium Packaging 
Nancy Kramer 
Ohio State Energy Partners 
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection 
Larry and Donna James 
Bruce and Joy Soll 
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle 
Jones Day 
Alex and Renée Shumate

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Household Saints

Mar 01, 2024 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

ACCESSIBILITY 
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member