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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 04/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 10 Genres: Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Family Drama

A woman learning to trust men again finds herself falling for a man who may not be trustworthy in this romantic comedy. Celia Amonte (Sofia Milos) is a beautiful woman of Portuguese-American heritage who lost her husband, a fisherman, to an accident at sea. Eight years after his death, Celia remains loyal to her late husband's memory, even though her equally lovely teenage daughter, Vicky (Emmy Rossum), frequently encourages her to start dating again, and has even tried fixing Celia up with eligible men. Unknown to her mother, Vicky has become a frequent visitor to a local gambling casino, where she meets a handsome Englishman named Charlie Beck (Jason Isaacs), who gambles for a living. Vicky urges Charlie to see Celia perform at a local nightclub, where she sings the passionate Portuguese songs of the fado style. Charlie is immediately taken with her, but Celia isn't especially interested in him. Vicky makes a deal with Charlie -- if he'll show her how to cheat at blackjack, she'll persuade Celia to go out with him. In time, Charlie's charm eventually conquers Celia's reservations, and a romance begins to bloom, However, Charlie has made the mistake of telling Celia he's a fisherman, and he's not sure how much longer he can keep up the charade. Passionada also features Theresa Russell, Seymour Cassel, and Lupe Ontiveros. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jason Isaacs - Charles Beck
Sofia Milos - Celia Amonte
Emmy Rossum - Vicky Amonte
Theresa Russell - Lois Vargas
Lupe Ontiveros - Angelica Amonte
Seymour Cassel - Daniel Vargas

Director Dan Ireland helmed this romantic comedy about a teenage girl who plays matchmaker for her forlorn widowed mother. Starring Sofia Milos and Jason Isaacs, Passionada is presented on this DVD in widescreen with the soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Along with the feature presentation, the disc includes two feature-length audio commentary tracks, one by the director and cast members and the other by the screenwriter and executive producer. Rounding out the DVD is an alternate ending and a selection of scenes that were left on the cutting-room floor, each with optional commentary by the cast and director. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide