Bella (film)
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| Bella | |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Gomez Monteverde |
| Produced by | Sean Wolfington Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Denise Pinckley Leo Severino Eduardo Verástegui |
| Written by | Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Patrick Million Leo Severino |
| Starring | Eduardo Verástegui Tammie Blanchard Manny Perez Ali Landry |
| Cinematography | Andrew Cadelago |
| Editing by | Joseph Gutowski Fernando Villena |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $4,300,000 |
Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui (who acted in Chasing Papi) and Emmy award winning Tammy Blanchard (who acted in The Good Shepherd). The film is about one day in New York City changed two peoples lives forever. Bella took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the “People's Choice Award”, an award that is frequently won by films that go on to win Oscar awards.[1] Other films that have won the People's Choice Award include such Oscar-winning films as Chariots of Fire; American Beauty; Life is Beautiful; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and Hotel Rwanda. Last year's winner of the “People’s Choice" Award, Tsotsi, won an Oscar for best foreign-language film.
Bella marks the feature directorial debut for Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, who also co-wrote its original screenplay with Patrick Million. Bella features Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry. Bella was produced by Sean Wolfington, Eduardo Verastegui, Leo Severino, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and Denise Pinckley and executive produced by J. Eustace Wolfington, Ana Wolfington and Stephen McEveety. The film was financed by producers Sean Wolfington and Eustace Wolfington. McEveety (whose credits include Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, Passion of the Christ) consulted on the script and signed on as an Executive Producer to help market the movie. Bella is McEveety's first release under his nascent Mpower Films moniker and marks his first feature since ankling Mel Gibson's Icon productions.
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[edit] Reviews of Bella
According to the Hollywood Reporter,
Winning in Toronto can be the first step on the road to Oscar and Golden Globes success. Bella could wind up following in the footsteps of such past Toronto winners as: "American Beauty," which won five Oscars in 2000, including best picture and director, and three Globes, including best picture and director; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which won four Oscars in 2001, including best foreign language film, was a best picture Oscar nominee and won two Globes, including best director for Ang Lee.[2]
According to ABC News, Bella is:
A romantic drama... Mexican director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde's Bella tells the story of two people whose lives converge and turn upside down on a single day in New York. It has won the People's Choice Award, which is often an indicator of future Academy Award nominations.[1]
Gerard Kennedy of InContention.com, wrote:
Bella marks the debut feature of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, a truly humble man in awe of the fact that he's actually made it here. It's better to know as little as possible about this film before going into it but let me tell you that it feels both sincere and loving. It's great to see a film that legitimately moves the viewer without being drowned in sap. And it does this in just 90 minutes.[3]
Fox News said that Bella is:
incredibly charming, with terrific performances by Tammy Blanchard and Mexican star Eduardo Verastegui and Manny Perez. It's directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. It's too easy to say this is the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" of this season, because "Bella" is far more complex and sophisticated while losing none of the humor. Whoever decides to release Bella will have a nice little hit on their hands. The freshness and lack of affectation in Bella must have appealed to audiences who had to endure a number of big-name films that seemed contrived, stale or calculated.[4]
[edit] Cast
- Eduardo Verástegui - Jose
- Tammy Blanchard - Nina
- Mannie Gomez - Manny
- Ali Landry - Celia
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Bella at the Internet Movie Database
- www.bellathemovie.com, the official Bella website
