Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BELLA (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0031398226659
Format: AC-3
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-05-06
Running Time: 91
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-10-26

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Summary: beautifully made fim
Comment: one of the best movies i've seen, especially the acting. a story that shows how the act of reaching out to help others can lift you out of your own pit.

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Summary: Inspiring and real characters...Great mix in a movie
Comment: Just watched Bella for the second time. It is an excellent film with a mix of central characters dealing with real-life problems. The various conflicts came to light in unconventional ways (some through flashbacks) which kept my interest. By the conclusion of the story, their decisions demonstrate love and real compassion. I was struck by the profound impact the characters had on each other.

On a side note, Bella's writers and actors stated that they were delibrately attempting to combat years of Hollywood's stereotyping of Latinos. The central family in the movie(Puerto Rican/Mexican) comes across as intelligent, hardworking, giving, dedicated to each other, and lots of fun. Congratulations on a job well done!

Buy this movie...you'll want to lend it out to others.

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Summary: Bella es bellisima
Comment: En pocas palabras esta es una de las mejores peliculas romanticas de todos los tiempos. Te la recomiendo

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Summary: Need more information
Comment: I heard such great things about this movie. It's not really for kids - the topics are too deep and the scene where the child is hit by the car was too much for my kids. Mostly the movie didn't fill enough information. Through the whole movie we were waiting for the pieces to fall together and they never really did. Is there another version of the movie - like an uncut version?

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Summary: Magic
Comment: Simple, yet intricate....joy. "Bella" is a little movie you might not have heard of yet. Released in theatres, it didn't get a lot of media time. Never made it to my hometown. I immediately put it in my Netflix queue and eagerly watched the release date inch closer.
Saturday night. Coca Cola on ice. Eagerly awaited movie on the DVD player. Close to heaven...but not quite there yet!
90 minutes later, I have a grin on my face and tears in my eyes and the unmistakable impression that I have just watched something perfect.
Jose, a soccer-star-turned-chef at his brother's restaurant....Nina, the just-fired-surprisingly-pregnant waitress from the same restaurant Jose could have let Nina walk away, but chooses to follow her....and there ensues the kind of gentle knowing that only magic allows to happen.
Hauntingly beautiful, sparingly sweet. A movie for everyone who needs a little "special" in their lives. You won't be the same when you've finished watching this one.

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An international soccer star (Eduardo Verastegui) is on his way to sign a multimillion dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress (Tammy Blanchard), 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.