Cosmo Castorini in "Moonstruck"

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Cosmo Castorini in "Moonstruck" is the stubborn, philandering Brooklyn plumbing contractor and patriarch whose midlife crisis complicates his daughter Loretta’s romantic life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Moonstruck
appearsInGenre drama
romantic comedy
associatedWithBusiness Castorini plumbing business
associatedWithLocation Castorini family home
characterArcElement confronts his infidelity
recommits to his marriage
child Johnny Castorini
Loretta Castorini
complicatesLifeOf Loretta Castorini
createdForWork Moonstruck
culturalContext Italian-American family in Brooklyn in the 1980s
familyName Castorini
filmDirectorOfWork Norman Jewison
givenName Cosmo
hasAffairWith Mona
languageOfWork English
maritalStatus married
medium film
narrativeRole patriarch of the Castorini family
nationality Italian-American
notableScene confrontation with Rose about his affair
final family breakfast scene
occupation plumbing contractor
personalityTrait controlling
proud
stubborn
portrayedBy Vincent Gardenia
relationshipToJohnnyCastorini father
relationshipToLorettaCastorini father
relationshipToRoseCastorini husband
residence Brooklyn
screenwriterOfWork John Patrick Shanley
settingOfCharacter Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn

New York City
spouse Rose Castorini
linked to: Loretta Castorini
themeAssociation family conflict
infidelity
midlife crisis
yearOfWorkRelease 1987

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Vincent Gardenia portrayed Cosmo Castorini in "Moonstruck"