Ciao America

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  • Opened September 15, 2001 
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • R | language, a scene of sexuality and some drug use

  • Filmed entirely in Italy, Ciao America marks a new direction in Italian-American cinema. Written and directed by brothers Joseph and Frank Ciota and featuring the music of Andrea Morricone, Ciao America Is the story of Lorenzo Primavera, a young college graduate who travels to Italy only to find himself the unlikely head coach of a team of Italians playing American football in the small town of Ferrara. While coaching, he meets and falls in love with Paola Angelini, a young music student. As the team approaches the playoffs and Paola begins to slip from his grasp, Lorenzo is forced to face the same decision as his immigrant grandfather seventy years earlier. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Anthony DiNanno, Antonio Navarro, Eddie Malavarca, Vittorio Amandola, Maurizio Nichetti
  • Director: Frank Ciota
  • Genres: Drama

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Boston Globe
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Eventually blossoms into a snappy piece about understanding yourself by listening to the personal triumphs and defeats of the past. Read full review

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New Times (L.A.)
| David Ehrenstein

You can see all the jokes and heart-tugs coming a mile away. But writer Joseph A. Ciota and director Frank Ciota have a light touch. And they have a real find in their leading man, Eddie Malavarca. Read full review

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Variety
| Scott Foundas

Never less than pleasant and genteel, but rarely more. Read full review

30
Washington Post
| Desson Thomson

Its heart is vaguely in the right place. Read full review

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