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Ciao (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Yen Tan

Written By:
Alessandro Calza
Yen Tan

Actors:
Adam Neal Smith ..... Jeff
Alessandro Calza ..... Andrea
Ethel Lung ..... Lauren
Chuck Blaum ..... Mark
John S. Boles ..... Mark's Father
Margaret Lake ..... Mark's Mother
Tiffany Vollmer ..... Doctor
Myrtle Andrews ..... Airport Passenger
Frederick Anthony ..... Newscaster (voice)
Brian Cannon ..... Airport Passenger
Steve M. Clark ..... Airport Passenger
Cole D. Croghan ..... Airport Passenger
Robert A. Davis ..... Airport Passenger
Douglas Demaio ..... Airport Passenger
Larry Jack Dotson ..... Airport Passenger
Juli Erickson ..... Restaurant Patron
Bob Fanucchi ..... Airport Passenger
Shelley Fisher ..... News Anchor (voice)
Brian Scott Fitzgerald ..... Restaurant Patron
Chad Ford ..... Airport Passenger
Angela Gerardo ..... Author (voice)
George Harding III ..... Airport Passenger
Lauren Jill Harvey ..... Airport Passenger
Michael E. Harvey ..... Airport Passenger
Jeff Hickok ..... Airport Passenger
Jonathan Hieftje ..... Airport Passenger
Grace Holley ..... Airport Passenger
Patrick Hughett ..... Airport Passenger
Grant James ..... Restaurant Patron
Cedrick Johnson ..... Airport Passenger
Johnny L. Jones ..... Airport Passenger
Roger D. Jones ..... Airport Passenger
Hannah Kim ..... Airport Passenger
Kathy Kreis ..... Airport Passenger
Amy Kushnir ..... Restaurant Patron
Mark Lane ..... Airport Passenger
Corey McArthur ..... Airport Passenger
Lumbie Mlambo ..... Airport Passenger
Erica Newhart ..... Airport Passenger
Karin M. Nielsen ..... Airport Passenger
Clementina Plasencia ..... Waitress
Jeffrey S. Poteat ..... Airport Passenger
Delia Rose ..... Airport Passenger
Michael J. Rowbottom ..... Airport Passenger
Victoria Session ..... Airport Passenger
Colby J. Smith ..... Airport Passenger
Nicole Smith ..... Airport Passenger
Zachary B.K. Splawn ..... Airport Passenger
David Taffet ..... Restaurant Patron
Nadine Taplin ..... Airport Passenger
Heather Temple ..... Restaurant Patron
Justin Wallis ..... Driver
Jennifer Wheeler ..... Airport Passenger
Nicolas Wohr ..... Airport Passenger

Synopsis:

Deeply sincere and exceedingly slow even at 87 minutes, "Ciao" involves two strangers - Adam Neal Smith as Jeff and Alessandro Calza as Andrea - who become acquaintances after the death of a mutual friend. Directed by Yen Tan, who wrote the screenplay with Mr. Calza, the story takes off (slowly) shortly after the mutual friend, Mark (Charles W. Blaum), dies in an accident. Jeff mourns, largely by staring off into space under the fixed gaze of Mr. Tan's stationary camera. The movie picks up somewhat with the introduction of Andrea, an Italian who hoped to consummate his and Mark's online flirtation with a visit to the States. Jeff suggests that Andrea stick to his travel plans. He does, and you can guess the rest. Shot in muddy video, "Ciao" weds a story that sounds (and often plays) like a pornographic quickie with a torturously ambitious visual style. Though it's a bit of a relief that someone in American independent cinema apparently knows how to use a tripod, Mr. Tan has only traded one contemporary visual cliché (dribbling camerawork) for another (the art-house long shot).

A man dies very unexpectedly and leaves behind two men: Jeff, his best friend and Andrea, an Italian he's been corresponding with online. Jeff informs Andrea of Mark's passing; Andrea writes back to express his shock and sympathies. On a whim, they continue their correspondence and a rapport grows between them. They eventually meet, where they extend their e-mail exchanges into more personal and intimate conversations. They talk about their respective countries, their jobs, their families, their lives. Mostly, they talk about Mark. What began as a tragedy that linked two strangers from different ends of the world becomes a deeply realized friendship that may change their lives forever.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 02 September, 2009.

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