Ciao Directed by: Yen Tan Cast: Adam Neal Smith, Alessandro Calza, Ethel Lung, Charles W. Blaum Running Time: 1 hour 30 min Rating: R Plot: Jeff (Adam Neal Smith) ties up the loose ends after Mark (Charles W. Blaum) dies in a car accident. When Andrea (Alessandro Calza) emails Mark to finalize plans for a visit, Jeff tells him Mark is dead. Then he invites him to visit anyway. The two men bond over the loss of Mark, a man they knew in very different ways. Who’s It For? Anyone who doesn't mind films about loss. The main characters are gay, so this is a "gay" film in the way that Sex in the City is a woman's movie. You don't have to be gay to enjoy it, but if you aren't...
- 1/17/2009
- The Scorecard Review
Earlier this year during Frameline 32 when I mentioned to friends that I had invited Alessandro Calza—one of the leading actors in Yen Tan’s Ciao—over to my house for wild rice sour cream waffles, they tried to invite themselves over … and it wasn’t for my infamous wild rice sour cream waffles! Fortunately, my withering glance was more than enough to keep them at bay so that I could conduct my interview with the film’s director and lead actor with a certain measure of professionalism; though I have to admit that the informal quality of our conversation made for a much more pleasant experience. Ciao was one of my favorite films from Frameline 32. It’s now in its theatrical run and though—as indicated by Dave Hudson’s aggregate of reviews at The Greencine Daily—the critical response has not been altogether favorable; I can, without hesitation,...
- 12/16/2008
- by Michael Guillen
- Screen Anarchy
Finally, a gay love story minus sex (except for some fondling) and nudity. For this we are indebted to "Ciao," directed by Malaysian-born Yen Tan.
The story is so minimal that it almost doesn't exist: Mark, a 20ish Dallas dude, is killed in an auto accident before he can meet Andrea, the hunk in Italy he's been swapping e-mails with for a year.
Jeff, Mark's best friend, invites Andrea to fly to Texas anyway; and the two spend a weekend talking, talking, talking and talking, mostly about Mark. Sometimes they're joined by Ellen, Jeff's stepsister,...
The story is so minimal that it almost doesn't exist: Mark, a 20ish Dallas dude, is killed in an auto accident before he can meet Andrea, the hunk in Italy he's been swapping e-mails with for a year.
Jeff, Mark's best friend, invites Andrea to fly to Texas anyway; and the two spend a weekend talking, talking, talking and talking, mostly about Mark. Sometimes they're joined by Ellen, Jeff's stepsister,...
- 12/5/2008
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
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