May 16, 1997

FEATURES/SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW

JUNE

FOR ROSEANNA

The romance in this romantic comedy involves a trattoria owner (Jean Reno) granting the dying wish of his wife (Mercedes Ruehl), who wants to be buried in a particular cemetery. The comedy comes when he finds there’s limited space and tries to keep potential corpses alive until his beloved can claim her spot. “Comedy springs from a dark root,” says Ruehl. “If we didn’t have death, believe me, we’d have no comedy.” (June 18)