Corrina, Corrina
Directed by	Jessie Nelson
Produced by	Paula Mazur Jessie Nelson Steve Tisch
Written by	Jessie Nelson
Starring	Whoopi Goldberg Ray Liotta Tina Majorino
Music by	Rick Cox
Cinematography	Bruce Surtees
Editing by	Lee Percy
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	August 12, 1994
Running time	115 min.
Country
Language	English

Corrina, Corrina is a 1994 feature film set in 1959 about a widower (Ray Liotta) who hires a housekeeper-nanny (Whoopi Goldberg) to care for his daughter (Tina Majorino). It was written and directed by Jessie Nelson. It was the last film ever made with Don Ameche. He died after the filming was over.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reaction 3.1 Reviews 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

After his wife dies, Manny Singer begins looking for a housekeeper/nanny to take care of his daughter, Molly. After several unsuccessful interviews, including a closet alcoholic (Joan Cusack) who tries to seduce him, Manny has a black woman named Corrina interview for the position. Because she is totally without qualifications, he initially chooses not to hire her. After seeing Molly outside with Corrina who acknowledges her existence, Manny hires the no-nonsense housekeeper. Corrina forms a bond with Molly very quickly, and eventually Molly speaks to her. Manny and Corrina start to fall in love, but they face difficulties due to their different racial backgrounds. Corrina's sister wants her to date a fellow black man, and Manny's best friend wants him to date a perky white woman with two children. At the end, Manny and Corrina attempt to begin a relationship, with her having quit her position.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Whoopi Goldberg	Corrina Washington
Ray Liotta	Manny Singer
Tina Majorino	Molly Singer
Jenifer Lewis	Jevina
Wendy Crewson	Jenny Davis
Don Ameche	Grandpa Harry
Erica Yohn	Grandma Eva

[edit] Reaction

[edit] Reviews

The film received primarily mixed reviews with many film critics criticizing Nelson's failure to fully address the complications surrounding a romantic interracial relationship in the 1950s. Roger Ebert confessed that he enjoyed the film but wrote, "...seems almost as shy as the characters about the charged issues of race and romance. After it was over I felt that, yes, it was warm and good-hearted, but there was more of a story there to be told." ^[2] Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised the actors and actress for their work on the film but echoed a similar criticism to Ebert's regarding Manny and Corrina's relationship, "The affection between them is evident, but not even by the end of her story has Ms. Nelson decided what sort of affection it is. That may be true to life, but for an otherwise mainstream movie, it's trouble." ^[3]

[edit] Soundtrack

1. Oleta Adams & Brenda Russell - We Will Find a Way
2. Ted Hawkins - Corrine, Corrina
3. Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One
4. Sarah Vaughan - They Can't Take That Away from Me
5. Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson - You Go to My Head
6. Dinah Washington - What a Diff'rence a Day Made
7. Peter Cox & Niki Haris - I Only Have Eyes for You
8. Big Joe Turner - Corrine, Corrina
9. Ivie Anderson & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
10. Jevetta Steele - Over the Rainbow
11. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
12. Billie Holiday - Pennies from Heaven
13. Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - Finger Poppin' Time
14. The Steeles - This Little Light of Mine

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Corrina, Corrina at the Internet Movie Database

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