Then there’s a big Sunday meal with homemade pasta and tomato sauce (this is set in Brooklyn, not Jersey, so it’s definitely sauce, not “gravy”) and a triumphant lasagna p

Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Linda Cardellini also star in the story of an unusual New York restaurant, directed by Stephen Chbosky and inspired by a real eatery on Staten Island.

Moviefone speaks with Lorraine Bracco and Brenda Vaccaro about 'Nonnas'. When I read the script, I loved it and I wanted to be in the movie, Bracco said.