Soprano Home Movies
| "Soprano Home Movies" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten |
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| Produced by | David Chase |
| Featured music | "This Magic Moment" by Ben E. King and The Drifters |
| Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
| Editing by | William B. Stich |
| Production code | S613 |
| Original air date | April 8, 2007 |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
"Soprano Home Movies" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos and seventy-eighth episode overall. It served as the midseason premiere to the second part of the show's sixth season, the broadcast of which was split into two. It was written by supervising producers Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, series creator/executive producer David Chase and executive producer Matthew Weiner; it was directed by frequent series director Tim Van Patten. The episode first aired in the United States on April 8, 2007.
"Soprano Home Movies", which is set eight months after the preceding episode, details a weekend that series protagonist Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and his wife Carmela (Edie Falco) spend with his sister Janice (Aida Turturro) and brother-in-law Bobby (Steve Schirripa) at a lakefront vacation home in upstate New York and the complications that arise during this weekend.
The scenes set at the vacation home were filmed in Putnam Valley, New York. "Soprano Home Movies" was watched by 7.66 million American viewers. Critical reception of the midseason premiere was mostly favorable; critics praised the episode for its calm, contemplative storytelling. The episode garnered a number of award nominations and was the episode submitted to Emmy Award voters to represent the season, leading to a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, an award the show subsequently won.
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