37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Cher
Nicolas Cage
Vincent Gardenia
Olympia Dukakis
Danny Aiello
Julie Bovasso
John Mahoney
Louis Guss
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Anita Gillette
Leonardo Cimino
Paula Trueman
Nada Despotovich
Joe Grifasi
Gina DeAngeles
Robin Bartlett
Helen Hanft
David S. Howard
Robert Weil
Amy Aquino
Tony Azito
Frank Gio
Ann McDonough
John Christopher Jones
Lisa Howard
Cynthia Dale
Anthony Messuri
Martha Collins
John Fanning
Antonia Minella
Nicholas Pasco
Al Therrien
Lou Pitoscia
Gilberto Godoy
Louis Di Bianco
Betti Orsatti
Michael Barbaro
Antonio Pariselli
Corrado Gianna
Tommy Hollis
Matt Myers
Michael Dunster
Stella Bruno
Mimi Cecchini
Mimi Lizio
Tim Koetting
Gerard Flannery
Robert Payson
Catherine Scorsese
Jack K. Tsirakis
Curt Hayward
Stephany Hitchcock
David Hummel
Cathy Ladman
Peter Austin Noto
Helen Proimos
Charles Scorsese