When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He is so smitten with Allegra that he dumps his lover, Grace, and convinces Allegra to continue their affair. When Allegra meets Grace, sparks fly, and she begins a parallel romance, unaware that her new lover is the woman Philip left to be with her.
Puccini for Beginners has generally received mixed reviews.
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Puccini for Beginners was released in 2006 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 62 reviews, giving Puccini for Beginners (2006) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 68%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 56%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Puccini for Beginners than critics were.
With a score of 59%, Puccini for Beginners is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2006, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2006 with similar scores include films like The Da Vinci Code, Nacho Libre and Catch and Release.
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