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Once a famous [[athlete]], and now a [[cook]] at his brother's [[restaurant]], Jose has retreated from the world. But he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his own haunting past but shows her how the healing power of [[love]] can help her embrace the future. |
Once a famous [[athlete]], and now a [[cook]] at his brother's [[restaurant]], Jose has retreated from the world. But he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his own haunting past but shows her how the healing power of [[love]] can help her embrace the future. |
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==Awards and |
==Awards and Honors== |
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| ⚫ | The director of the Department of Citizenship gave the director of ''Bella'', Alejandro Monteverde, the "American by Choice" award for ''Bella'''s positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.<ref name="White House recognizes Bella director">{{cite web | url=http://www.socialmiami.com/features/Bella.asp | title=Bella Producer Sean Wolfington | author=Aaron Glickman| date=March 1, 2007 | publisher=SocialMiami.com|accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref> |
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[[Bella (film)|Bella]], took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the “People's Choice Award”. <ref name="Bella is a Rallying Point">{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/newsletter/la-et-bella4dec04,1,6719467.story?page=2&cset=true&ctrack=1| title=Bella is a Rallying Point| author=Robert W. Welkos| date=Dec 04, 2007 | publisher=LATimes.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. '' |
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Metanoia Films financed the distribution of [[Bella (film)|Bella]] and the film broke the record for Box Office average per screen for films in it's category and was the #1 Top Rated Movie on the New York Times Readers Poll, Yahoo and Fandango. <ref name="Bella Rockets into #1">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58496| title=Bella Rockets into #1| author=publisher| date=Nov 03, 2007 | publisher=WorldNetDaily.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. |
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The film won the Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2007 [[Heartland Film Festival]].<ref name=HFF>{{cite web|title=Heartland Film Festival Announces Top Winners|url=http://www.heartlandfilmfestival.org/news_07release23.aspx|date=2007-10-20|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> |
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[[Bella (film)|Bella ]]'' won the Heartland Film Festival's Crystal Heart Award and also won the festivals grand prize of $100,000, which is the largest cash prize of any festival in the world. .<ref name="Heartland Film Festival Announces Top Winners">{{cite web | url=http://www.heartlandfilmfestival.com/news_07release23.aspx| title=Heartland Film Festival Announces Top Winners | author=Lynda Dorf | date=Oct 20, 2007 | publisher=HeartlandFilmFestival.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. |
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"Bella" was awarded the "Tony Bennett Media Excellence Award" by Mr. Bennett. |
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| ⚫ | [[Bella (film)|Bella's ]] filmmakers, Eduardo Verastegui & Alejandro Monteverde, received the Smithsonian Institutes "Legacy Award" for it's posotive contribution to Latino art and culture.<ref name="Smithsonian Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.socialmiami.com/features/SmithsonianHonorsBella.asp | title=SmithsonianHonorsBella | author=Aaron Glickman| date=March 13, 2007 | publisher=SocialMiami.com| accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref>. <ref name="Smithsonian Latino Center Legacy Award">{{cite web | url=http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/slc_10th-anniversary-gala.htm| title=Smithsonian Legacy Awards | author=Isabel Lara| date=Aug 30, 2007 | publisher=Smithsonian Institute| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref> "This movie depicts the culture but also transcends it," said Pilar O'Leary, exec director of the Smithsonian Institute's Latino Center. "It has universal appeal." <ref name="variety">William Triplett (May 7, 2007). [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964437.html?categoryid=38&cs=1&query=bella Buoyant 'Bella' bow]. ''Variety''. Retrieved on [[2007-10-11]].</ref></blockquote> |
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However, critics such as Tom Long of the Detroit News panned the film as "A barely disguised anti-abortion tract."<ref>www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bella/?critic=columns</ref> |
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Tony Bennett's media excellece award.<ref name="Bella is a Rallying Point">{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/newsletter/la-et-bella4dec04,1,6719467.story?page=2&cset=true&ctrack=1| title=Bella is a Rallying Point| author=Robert W. Welkos| date=Dec 04, 2007 | publisher=LATimes.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. The Wall Street Journal said Bella was "the fall's biggest suprise" and calculated it's gross revenues "after only four weeks in release Bella has total sales of $5.2 million".<ref name="Stat Snapshot">{{cite web | url=http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119542319712297242.html | title=Stat Snapshot | author=Anthony Kaufman | date=Nov 18, 2007 | publisher=WallStreetJournal.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. Bennett said [[Bella (film)|Bella]]is "a perfect film, an artistic masterpiece that will live in peoples hearts forever." <ref name="Tony Bennett Sings Bella's Praises">{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdJ6OjAsEz0| title=Tony Bennett Sings Bella's Praises| author=Tony Bennett| date=Oct 22, 2007 | publisher=YouTube.com| accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | The director of the Department of Citizenship gave the director of ''Bella'', Alejandro Monteverde, the "American by Choice" award for ''Bella'''s positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.<ref name="White House recognizes Bella director">{{cite web | url=http://www.socialmiami.com/features/Bella.asp | title=Bella Producer Sean Wolfington | author=Aaron Glickman| date=March 1, 2007 | publisher=SocialMiami.com|accessdate=2007-03-16}}</ref> |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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Revision as of 01:05, 7 December 2007
| Bella | |
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| File:Official Bella Poster - Eduardo & Tammy.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alejandro Gomez Monteverde |
| Written by | Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Patrick Million Leo Severino |
| Produced by | Sean Wolfington Eduardo Verástegui Leo Severino Alejandro Gomez Monteverde Denise Pinckley |
| Starring | Eduardo Verástegui Tammy Blanchard Manny Perez Ali Landry |
| Cinematography | Andrew Cadelago |
| Edited by | Joseph Gutowski Fernando Villena |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release date | Oct 26th, 2007Nov 9th |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries |  Mexico United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Budget | $4,300,000 |
Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. The film is about one day in New York City and its impact on three people's lives--Jose, a former soccer star; Nina, who is unexpectedly pregnant; and Nina's unborn child. The film took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the "People's Choice Award".
Production
Bella marks the feature directorial debut for Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, who co-wrote its original screenplay with Patrick Million. Bella features Manuel Perez, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Terelli and Ali Landry. The film 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. It was financed by producers Sean Wolfington and Eustace Wolfington.
Stephen McEveety consulted on the script and signed on as an Executive Producer. Bella is McEveety's first release under his new company Mpower Pictures.
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions acquired United States distribution rights to the film and are releasing the film on October 26th, 2007, according to The Hollywood Reporter.[1]
Plot summary
An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multi-million dollar contract when a series of events unfold that bring his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down...until a simple gesture of kindness brings them both together, turning an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience.
Once a famous athlete, and now a cook at his brother's restaurant, Jose has retreated from the world. But he recognizes something in Nina, a young waitress, and reaches out to her. In the course of a single day, he not only confronts his own haunting past but shows her how the healing power of love can help her embrace the future.
Awards and Honors
Bella, took top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival by winning the “People's Choice Award”. [2].
Metanoia Films financed the distribution of Bella and the film broke the record for Box Office average per screen for films in it's category and was the #1 Top Rated Movie on the New York Times Readers Poll, Yahoo and Fandango. [3].
Bella won the Heartland Film Festival's Crystal Heart Award and also won the festivals grand prize of $100,000, which is the largest cash prize of any festival in the world. .[4].
Bella's filmmakers, Eduardo Verastegui & Alejandro Monteverde, received the Smithsonian Institutes "Legacy Award" for it's posotive contribution to Latino art and culture.[5]. [6] "This movie depicts the culture but also transcends it," said Pilar O'Leary, exec director of the Smithsonian Institute's Latino Center. "It has universal appeal." [7]
Tony Bennett's media excellece award.[2]. The Wall Street Journal said Bella was "the fall's biggest suprise" and calculated it's gross revenues "after only four weeks in release Bella has total sales of $5.2 million".[8]. Bennett said Bellais "a perfect film, an artistic masterpiece that will live in peoples hearts forever." [9].
The director of the Department of Citizenship gave the director of Bella, Alejandro Monteverde, the "American by Choice" award for Bella's positive contribution to Latino art and culture in the U.S.[10]
The Mexican Embassy honored Verastegui and Monteverde and gave Bella a screening at their annual Cinco De Mayo celebration.[7]
Cast
- Eduardo Verástegui as Jose
- Tammy Blanchard as Nina
- Manny Perez as Manny
- Ali Landry as Celia
- Ramon Rodriguez as Eduardo
References
- ^ Gregg Goldstein (August 30, 2007). "Roadside takes Bella on US Trip; First Pickup after Lionsgate deal". TheHollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ a b Robert W. Welkos (Dec 04, 2007). "Bella is a Rallying Point". LATimes.com. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ publisher (Nov 03, 2007). "Bella Rockets into #1". WorldNetDaily.com. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lynda Dorf (Oct 20, 2007). "Heartland Film Festival Announces Top Winners". HeartlandFilmFestival.com. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Aaron Glickman (March 13, 2007). "SmithsonianHonorsBella". SocialMiami.com. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ Isabel Lara (Aug 30, 2007). "Smithsonian Legacy Awards". Smithsonian Institute. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ a b William Triplett (May 7, 2007). Buoyant 'Bella' bow. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ Anthony Kaufman (Nov 18, 2007). "Stat Snapshot". WallStreetJournal.com. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Tony Bennett (Oct 22, 2007). "Tony Bennett Sings Bella's Praises". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ^ Aaron Glickman (March 1, 2007). "Bella Producer Sean Wolfington". SocialMiami.com. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
External links
- Bella at IMDb
- www.bellathemovie.com, the official Bella website
