Corrina, Corrina is the story of a widowed jingle writer and an
educated African American maid. Manny Singer(Liotta) hires Corrina(Goldberg)
to look after his house and his daughter after the death of his wife. Corrina's
straightforward attitude and great sense of humor soon win the little girl
over. Not long after Manny begins to fall for Corrina. The only problem
is that this movie takes place around the 1950s when blacks and whites
were not on equal ground. Soon after hiring Corrina Manny begins treating
her like a close friend, such as by asking her to stay over for dinner.
This, as well as other non-professional scenes, causes controversy on both
sides of the fence as everyone else feels that anything but an employer/employee
relationship is inappropriate for them. In the end love wins and Manny
and Corrina choose to break from the societally-imposed stereotypes and
pursue happiness. I chose this film because of its great humor and strong
message that color and race should not stand in the way of true love.
1) How would the movie have been different if it had been a white
woman and a black man?
2) Would society have looked at them differently if they had
both been single and without children?
3) Why as it so hard for Corrina's family to trust Manny even
though he had done nothing to make them doubt him?
4) Knowing that Manny was an atheist in the beginning and Corrina
believed in God,why did the writer chose to add the issue of
religious beliefs into an already controversial situation?
5)Would the story have had the same impact if Corrina had not
been so educated and culturally aware?
Rebekah Tinter