Film

Corrina, Corrina 1994

Directed by Jessie Nelson

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 115 min
  • PG

They needed a family. What they got was magic.

When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.

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Classical in form, contemporary, spare and earnest.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • sparerichly built
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding

Who loves it, who doesn't

The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 2The Sincere: disliked by 12 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 1The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 11 / 1The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 22The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 11 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Formalists.

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