Ciao Bella (2004)
Ciao Bella (2004)

Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Jessica Heafy
Carmie Battista

Claudia Ferri
Elena Battista

Tony Calabretta
Eduardo Battista

Jessica Heafey
Carmie Batista

Peter Miller
Elio Lanza

Johnny Falcone
Maurizio

Émile Gaudreault
Creator

Ellen David
Sofia Batista

Steve Gallucio
Creator / Writer

Jacques Blain
Executive Producer

Tony De Santis
Vincenzo Lofreddi

Richard Speer
Executive Producer

John Dunn-Hill
Glen, the Huncback

André Béraud
Producer

Christian Paul
D.J. Stookey

Josée Vallée
Producer

Lucie Robitaille
Casting

Diane White
Singing Angel

Sylvie Trudelle
Producer

Sylvain Massé
Police Officer

Louis Durocher
Director of Photography

Michel Grou
Editor

Luc Sicard
Original Music Composer

Patrice Sauvé
Director
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 2004
StatusReturning Series
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time30m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Ciao Bella (Italian for "Hello and/or Goodbye beautiful") is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on CBC Television in the 2004–05 television season.
Set in Montreal, Quebec, the series centres on Elena Battista (Claudia Ferri), 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 the ensuing 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.
Each episode was filmed twice, in both English and French, with no dubbing. The French version aired on Télévision de Radio-Canada.