Bella
The story follows former soccer pro Jose (Mexican star Eduardo Verastegui with a sweet beard) – chef at a nice, Manhattan-based Mexican restaurant – and Nina (Tammy Blanchard), a waitress at the same restaurant. Having just learnt she’s pregnant, Nina arrives late to work and is fired. Jose impulsively ups and leaves his own post, and follows Nina. The two lost souls spend the day together around the city, talking and meeting people. Inspired by a true story, and proclaiming to "celebrate life, love, family, and relationships", Bella shows this one day in New York City and how it changed Joes & Nina’s lives forever.
200791 minsUSA
DramaRomance
- Director:
- Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Patrick Million
- Cast:
- Eduardo VerásteguiTammy BlanchardManny PerezAli LandryAngélica AragónJaime Tirelli
Bella | Awards
Toronto Film Festival 2007 - Audience Award winner.
Bella | Reviews
Variety
Mexican-born helmer Alejandro Monteverde's debut will be remembered as a curious case of a mediocre film that wows crowds...
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The New York Times
If Bella (the title doesn’t make sense until the last scene) is a mediocre cup of mush, the response to it suggests how desperate some people are for an urban fairy tale with a happy ending, no matter how ludicrous...
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Roger Ebert
The movie is a little more lightweight than the usual People's Choice Award winner at Toronto, but why not? It was the best-liked film at the 2006 festival, and I can understand that...
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Los Angeles Times
Certainly a sweet, life-affirming picture, but it's just not authentic or captivating enough to justify its wildly concocted scenario...
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Bella is available to stream in Australia now on Google Play and Apple TV.