Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Bella...
This film is a perfect example of how to make a movie with heart, spirit, values and passion without making it feel like a sunday school flannel board. I was so refreshed and moved by the intelligence and masterful way of saying something that so desperately needs to be said today, but in a way that slips under the skin, crawls up into the heart and shaves off the callouses, so a person can see or feel again. This is a film that is like a good book or a good painting...you have to take it all in, slowly, digesting it and sipping it. It's not a Hollywood shot glass, it's a dark red glass of wine or a hot cup of dark, foamy coffee...meant to walk barefoot through. (Thanks Dan, for the tip off)
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from the actor who played Jose:
"I loved the fact that José was a man who had everything, he was at the top of the mountain in his career, he had the right things—and in one moment he lost it all," said Verástegui. "But in losing it all, he found everything that really matter in life, which is faith and family. We see this guy completely different—more mature, more sensitive, living for others, patient. He learned how to listen, how to come outside of himself, to help other people. It's not about him. He's willing to sacrifice everything to help someone."
http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2007/sgreydanus_bella1_sept07.asp
-Dan
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