Ciao Bella

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Ciao Bella
Format	Sitcom
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	2003 – 2004
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Ciao Bella is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on CBC Television in the 2004-05 television season. It is set in Montreal, Quebec.

Elena Battista (played by Claudia Ferri) is a young, single Italian-Canadian woman whose desire for a modern lifestyle conflicts with the traditional values of her family. In the season premiere, she is hit by a bus on the way to the florist to exchange a corsage on her sister's wedding day. In a coma, she promises God that if she is allowed to live, she will take advantage of her life and live it on her own terms instead of letting her family run it for her.

Steve Galluccio, who created the series, explored similar themes in the theatrical play Mambo Italiano. Ferri appeared in the film adaptation of that play as a different character.

[edit] Cast

Claudia Ferri as Elena Batista
Ellen David as Sophia Batista
Tony Calabretta as Edwardo Batista
Jessica Heafey as Carmie Batista
Peter Miller as Elio Lanza
Carl Alacchi as Uncle Nunzio
Dorothée Berryman as Theresa Lanza
Louis Philippe Dandenault as Ernie
Johnny Falcone as Maurizio

[edit] Trivia

Each episode is filmed twice, in both English and French. There is no dubbing.
A computer game of the same name has recently been released in relation to the series.
Track 5 on this album is the same song as show's theme music.^{[citation needed]}