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The Cemetery Club

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The Cemetery Club
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PG13,1hr 54min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Bill Duke
Distributor:
Walt Disney Video
Starring:
Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello  ...more
Synopsis: 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 talk about their lives. Doris remains fiercely devoted to her late husband and takes her responsibilities as a widow seriously. ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG 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 romantic dramedy for the older set, with laughs offsetting tears ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Ellen Burstyn
Esther Moskowitz
Olympia Dukakis
Doris Silverman
Danny Aiello
Ben Katz
Diane Ladd
Lucille Rubin
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