Bella | 
 enlarge | Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Actors: Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Angelica Aragon
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 458
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 91
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 22665
UPC: 031398226659
EAN: 0031398226659
ASIN: B0014BQR6U
Theatrical Release Date: October 26, 2007
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Life is a complicated journey in which right and wrong are sometimes indistinct and where the things that really matter are often unclear. Bella is a powerful, leisurely-paced film in which Jose (Eduardo Verastegui) and Nina (Tammy Blanchard) struggle to do what's right while seeking meaning in their lives. A quiet, brooding man with a dark past, Jose works as a chef in his brother Manny's (Manny Perez) restaurant where he mostly keeps to himself until young waitress Nina is fired. Touched by Manny's unfair treatment of Nina, Jose impulsively leaves work to follow Nina and spends a day with her where he discovers that she is pregnant and alone. The two become incredibly close in the space of a day, sharing their pasts, feelings, and fears, and a lasting friendship is born. As Nina struggles with her pregnancy options and Jose comes to terms with a horrific incident from his past, the pair's newfound friendship aids in growth and healing. In the end, Jose and Nina's lives become permanently intertwined in a most beautiful and unexpected way. Bella is a moving, introspective film that will inspire serious personal reflection. --Tami Horiuchi
Product description
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.
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 Very moving August 20, 2008
The movie is about relationships. The relationship between Jose and Nina, Jose and his brother and the rest of the family. They stuck through thick and thin with Jose. He could have been a very wealthy soccer player and help the family economically. Instead, they stood by him, loved him unconditionally, which is what families are supposed to do. It is a reminder to those of us who are lucky to have supportive and loving families, to be thankful every day for it. Through all adversity the family still had a joy for life. It is about doing the right thing.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
what I don't get is the end. Did Nina come back to take Bella away from Jose? It threw me off because she did say "I am sorry" which led me to believe that Jose was giving back Bella to Nina. I guess is for us to draw our own conclusions.
 Bella August 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought this movie was awful. I decided to purchase it without seeing it because the reviews were so wonderful. What a waste of money.... the movie was really slow, there was really no plot and it could have been summed up a lot quicker. I have watched alot of movies in my time and this was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Don't waste your money on this one.
 Love and redemption August 11, 2008
In the Hollywood sewer that both reflects and leads the cultural decline of the West a tiny perfect rose occasionally emerges from the slime. "Bella" is such a motion picture.
El valor de la familia. August 7, 2008
Magnifica pelicula, plantea una revision de los problemas que actualmente acucian a las personas que viven en las sociedades occidentales: soledad, egoismo, materialismo... y los confronta con la vivencia de los valores tradicionales: la familia, la amistad, la preocupacion por el otro,... la increencia, la falta de espectativas y la carencia afectiva frente a la fe, la esperanza y el amor.
the true love August 7, 2008
The film shows the most important things in our life: the true love, and the authentic and effective defense of the life. A wonderful film.
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