After a long series of unsuitable applicants, manny meets corrina washington whoopi goldberg, who isnt much on cooking, cleaning, or domestic chores but. Corrina, corrina isnt likely to hold the kids, but parents and older teens would do well to spend an evening with this film. Aug 12, 1994 less clear is the connection between corrina and manny, especially since the film avoids forcing them into a conventional romance. Corrina, corrina corrina, corrina, starring whoopi goldberg as a perky housekeeper who brings solace and joy to a depressed 50s jewish household, is a schmaltzy if.
Whoopi is great as the nanny and a lot of the films power is whats not said. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. Corinna corinna great movie whoopie goldberg, ray liotta, and an adorable child. Whoopi goldberg, who wore a velvet herrera gown and an armani tux to host the oscars, has decided to meet the press for her new film, corrina, corrina, which opens friday, in. Although some think their relationship is ahead of its time for the. See more ideas about corrina corrina, movies and ray liotta. Dec 28, 2012 whoopi goldberg stars in this romantic drama about a man and his daughter coming to terms with the wifes death.
Corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower ray liotta who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his daughter tina majorino. Academy ward, emmy award and golden globewinner whoopi goldberg ghost, the color purple, sister act and emmy award and golden globenominee ray liotta tvs er, something wild star. Tina majorino as molly and whoopi goldberg as corrina in corrina corrina 1994 directed by jessie nelson scene hd mollys falther found out her daughter doesnt go to school meanwhile, she is. Tina majorino as molly and whoopi goldberg as corrina in corrina corrina 1994 directed by jessie nelson scene hd mollys falther found out her daughter doesnt go to school meanwhile. Whoopi goldberg was born caryn elaine johnson in the chelsea section of manhattan on november. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower ray liotta who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his. Two scenes in the theatrical trailer do not appear in the film. Corrina, corrina, a 1994 feature film, starring whoopi goldberg, ray liotta, and tina majorino disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title corrina, corrina.
Advertisement the time is 1959, and the movie implies that corrina, a recent college graduate, cant find any other job because she is black. As this is an older film, im sure there are a lot of people who have seen it. He desperately needs a nanny, and interviews several applicants, all deeply flawed in the ways movie reject nannies always are, before settling on corrina washington whoopi goldberg. Whoopi goldberg is an american actress, comedian, and singer.
Manny too is drawn to corrina and they begin an interracial romance that was at. Manny and corrinas friendship delights molly and enrages the other townspeople. Mollyt, aki edesanyja halala ota egy szot sem szolt, mintha kicsereltek volna. Whoopi goldberg stars corrina, corrina as the yin to ray liottas yang. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Rent corrina, corrina 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Jessie nelsons heartwarming period piece corrina, corrina comes to dvd with a pair of transfers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Whoopi goldberg stars in this romantic drama about a man and his daughter coming to terms with the wifes death. Closedcaptioned english soundtracks are rendered in both dolby digital 5.
With ray liotta, whoopi goldberg, tina majorino, noreen hennessey. A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an emmy award, a grammy award, an academy award, and a tony award goldbergs breakthrough came in 1985 for her. Caryn elaine johnson born november, 1955, known professionally as whoopi goldberg. Sep 21, 2016 1994 whoopi goldberg talks about corrina, corrina starstracks29. Corrina, corrina feature film dvd whoopi goldberg, ray liotta. Oscarwinner whoopi goldberg stars as the title character in this drama set in the 1950s. 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. Watch corrina, corrina online stream full movie directv.
There are scenes in this movie that really did it for me. Whoopis corrina lands a job with the singer family as a maid. Whoopi goldberg is perfectly casted as corrina, a black well, duh nanny who is employed by a white jew very well played by ray liotta, to take care of his daughter molly again excellently played by tina majorino. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 american feature film set in 1959 about a widower who hires a housekeepernanny whoopi goldberg to care for his daughter tina majorino. Whoopi goldberg and ray liotta in corrina, corrina 1994 ray liotta and wendy crewson in corrina.
A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an emmy award, a grammy award, an academy award, and a tony award. Corrina, corrina is a 1994 drama film starring whoopi goldberg, ray liotta and tina majorino. She has a college education, but cant find anything other than domestic work. Manny and corrina s friendship delights molly and enrages the other townspeople. Corrina, corrina feature film dvd whoopi goldberg, ray. A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an emmy award, a grammy award, an academy award, and a tony award goldberg s breakthrough came in 1985 for her role as celie, a. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Manny singers ray wife has just died leaving him and his 7 year old daughter tina behind. Whoopi as corrina is so nuanced in this role as a woman of color in the 60s who refuses to conform or confine herself to the prescribed norms of the times. Throughout the film i kept waiting for a moment or two of whoopi as the. Academy ward, emmy award and golden globewinner whoopi goldberg ghost, the color purple, sister act and emmy award and. Businessman manny singer ray liotta needs a reliable nanny to watch his daughter, molly tina majorino, in the absence of her late mother, yet the early applicants are unimpressive. Corrina, corrina 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Whoopi goldberg gets serious with relationship advice.
In 1959, a widower hires a kindly housekeepernanny to care for his sevenyearold daughter. Corrina, corrina 1994 whoopi goldberg as corrina washington. Whoopi goldberg bogus, claras heart, corrina, corina, made in america at. Aug 03, 2017 tina majorino as molly and whoopi goldberg as corrina in corrina corrina 1994 directed by jessie nelson scene hd mollys falther found out her daughter doesnt go to school meanwhile, she is. Goldberg brings a wise, worldly manner to her role, and she. It was written and directed by jessie nelson, in her feature film directing debut. Amikor corrina, a tularado egyenisegu hazvezetono whoopi goldberg remek alakitasa elfoglalja uj helyet, a singerhazra tobbe ra sem lehet ismerni. See more ideas about corrina corrina, i movie, favorite movies. The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. Chicago film critics association awards 1995 nominee cfca award. Less clear is the connection between corrina and manny, especially since the film avoids forcing them into a conventional romance. In corrina, corrina, she is an underplayed version of her true self. Rent corrina, corrina 1994 starring whoopi goldberg and ray liotta on dvd and bluray.
Whoopi s liberated maid in corrina, corrina is a symbolic payback of sorts for all those years of silver screen servitude for black actresses. After a long series of unsuitable applicants, manny meets corrina washington whoopi goldberg, who isnt much on cooking, cleaning, or domestic chores but who strikes an immediate chord with. Molly has barely talked since her mothers death, but when corrina washington whoopi goldberg gets the girl chatting, she lands the job. Manny singer hires african american corrina washington to work as maid and. The plot involves a recentlywidowed 1950s father manny singer. Whoopi is great as the nanny and a lot of the film s power is whats not said. She has won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards. Manny ray liotta has lost his wife and is grieving. Molly singer tina majorino is a little five year old who refuses to talk since the death of her mother. She won the academy award for the best supporting actress for the film ghost 1990.
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