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{{Infobox film
| name = Queen of Hearts
| image = Queen of Hearts (1989 film).jpg
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| director = [[Jon Amiel]]
| writer = [[Tony Grisoni]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Vittorio Duse]] [[Joseph Long (actor)|Joseph Long]] [[Anita Zagaria]]
| music = [[Michael Convertino]]
| cinematography = [[Mike Southon (cinematographer)|Mike Southon]]
| editing = [[Peter Boyle (film editor)|Peter Boyle]]
| studio = [[Film4 Productions|Channel 4 Films]] [[Nelson Entertainment]] [[TVS Television]]
| distributor = [[Cinecom Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1989|10}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = United Kingdom United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = £107,840 (UK)<ref name="org">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-back-to-the-future-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-british-film-industry-in-the-1980s.pdf|page=28|title=Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing|website=British Film Institute|date=2005}}</ref>
}}
'''''Queen of Hearts''''' is a British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jon Amiel]] in 1989.<ref name="bfi-qoh" />

== Plot ==
"An epic tale of romance, revenge... and cappuccino". An Italian couple marry for love and elope to London. Four children later, they are running a café in the Italian Quarter. The story is told through the eyes of young Eddie Luca.

== Cast ==
* [[Vittorio Duse]] as Nonno
* [[Joseph Long (actor)|Joseph Long]] as Danilo
* [[Anita Zagaria]] as Rosa
* [[Eileen Way]] as Mama Sibilla
* [[Vittorio Amandola]] as Barbariccia
* Ian Hawkes as Eddie
* [[Cliff Parisi]] in one of his first screen roles, as "manager"

==Production==
A UK and US co-production, filming took place in Italy and the UK, with a mixed Italian and British cast.<ref name="bfi-qoh">[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7986dc68 Queen of Hearts (1989)] British Film Institute, retrieved 24 February 2021</ref> It was the first cinema film directed by Jon Amiel,<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba35c41db Jon Amiel], British Film Institute, retrieved 24 February 2021</ref> and the first feature film written by Tony Grisoni.<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0aeb90a Tony Grisoni], British Film Institute, retrieved 24 February 2021</ref>

==Reception==
The film received mostly positive reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] 3 of 4 critic reviews were positive.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/queen_of_hearts Queen of Hearts (1989)], [[Rotten Tomatoes]], retrieved 10 February 2021</ref> US film critic [[Leonard Maltin]] included ''Queen of Hearts'' in his list of "Great Films You Can't Find on DVD" as well as his book "Leonard Maltin’s 151 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen",<ref>[https://leonardmaltin.com/great-films-you-cant-find-on-dvd/ Great Films You Can't Find on DVD], Leonard Maltin, retrieved 10 February 2021</ref> and called it an "extraordinary and unusual film about an Italian couple who lead a pleasantly quixotic life in England running a family cafe. Tony Grisoni's screenplay embraces elements of romance, humor, melodrama, mysticism and fantasy in a heady mix. Remarkable first feature for director Amiel." [[Roger Ebert]] said that it "has the same sort of magical romanticism as "[[Moonstruck]]," but in a more gentle key" and rated it 3.5 out of 4.<ref>[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/queen-of-hearts-1989 Queen of Hearts], Roger Ebert, 20 October 1989, retrieved 10 February 2021</ref>
It won the Montréal First Film Prize at the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] in 1989 (at which Vittorio Duse won the best supporting actor prize for his portrayal of Nonno in the film),<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000449/1989/1?ref_=ttawd_ev_1 IMDb, Montréal World Film Festival, 1989], retrieved 15 February 2021</ref> and won the Grand Prix at the 1990 [[Festival du Film de Paris]].<ref>[https://archifau.llyfrgell.cymru/index.php/queen-of-hearts Queen Of Hearts], [[National Library of Wales]], Scripts 1/14/1 (Box 30), retrieved 15 February 2021</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0098153|title=Queen of Hearts}}
* [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out magazine]]'s [https://www.timeout.com/movies/queen-of-hearts review] of the film

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