Ciao Bella (2004)
Ciao Bella (2004)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Jessica Heafy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jessica Heafy
Carmie Battista
![Claudia Ferri](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47418-claudia-ferri.webp)
Claudia Ferri
Elena Batista
![Peter Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/54985-peter-miller.webp)
Peter Miller
Elio Lanza
![Tony Calabretta](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/50303-tony-calabretta.webp)
Tony Calabretta
Eduardo Battista
![Jessica Heafey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18996-jessica-heafey.webp)
Jessica Heafey
Carmie Batista
![Johnny Falcone](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Johnny Falcone
Maurizio
![Émile Gaudreault](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/54991-emile-gaudreault.webp)
Émile Gaudreault
Creator
![Ellen David](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/46207-ellen-david.webp)
Ellen David
Sofia Batista / Sofia Battista
![Steve Gallucio](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steve Gallucio
Creator / Writer
![Tony De Santis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23987-tony-de-santis.webp)
Tony De Santis
Vincenzo Lofreddi
![Jacques Blain](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/221436-jacques-blain.webp)
Jacques Blain
Executive Producer
![John Dunn-Hill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7570-john-dunn-hill.webp)
John Dunn-Hill
Glen, the Huncback
![Richard Speer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Speer
Executive Producer
![Christian Paul](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7372-christian-paul.webp)
Christian Paul
D.J. Stookey
![André Béraud](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
André Béraud
Producer
![Sylvain Massé](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/426582-sylvain-masse.webp)
Sylvain Massé
Police Officer
Media.
![Ciao Bella](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/c/b.webp)
Details.
Release DateOctober 13, 2004
StatusReturning Series
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time30m
Genres
Last updated:
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.