MOVIE: "Bella"

[una_ecclesia]

I saw it a few months a go and thought it was great

 

[Beautiful]

I finally got around to watching Bella

 

[Michael038]

Excellent movie!!

 

[GetUpKid]

Great Film, Absolutely loved it, a great life touching story. We need more films like this, stories that touch our hearts.
Beautifully written. One of my faves.
Can you recommend more films like this?

 

[BillFL]

I recommend “Millions” and “Frequency”

 

[BillFL]

Found this movie review. The movie is in release on August 15th (500 theaters only)

Henry Poole is Here

catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=28861

 

[talldeer44247]

Last august I went to a screening of this movie at a friend’s house. Eduardo Verástegui actually came and talked to us about why he choose to do this movie. He told us how he had started to get into some more “racy” movies and roles, but he wanted to strengthen his faith. The result was Bella. He was very down-to-earth and from a small town in Mexico. My school has a Pro-Life Club and we went to see this movie once it came out.

 

[Cade_One]

Last august I went to a screening of this movie at a friend’s house. Eduardo Verástegui actually came and talked to us about why he choose to do this movie. He told us how he had started to get into some more “racy” movies and roles, but he wanted to strengthen his faith. The result was Bella. He was very down-to-earth and from a small town in Mexico. My school has a Pro-Life Club and we went to see this movie once it came out.

Thanks for sharing Talldeer What types of other things does your Pro-Life Club do?

 

[KevinAK]

Bella is showing today and tomorrow om Lifetime Movie Network.

Showings for today(10/6.08) are 8pm and 12am.

10/7/08 it will play @ noon.

 

[psr13]

You can also buy it at WalMart for 13.99.

 

[TexCatholic4JMJ]

It’s good to watch it on tv as well. Even if you don’t watch it, it
will be noted as viewed in the statistics. Cable stations keep a
record of what is viewed.
On another thread, (Bella), I mentioned that while the previews
for “Hispanic Month” showed scenes from Bella, Bella was not
mentioned until right before it was shown. I kept wondering why
and still am…

(Even if you don’t watch it but the tv is on to Bella, is what I
meant to say…)

 

[Quid_estVeritas]

Who has seen Bella? I think it’s one of the most Catholic films I’ve ever seen, (and it never even mentions religion or the Catholic faith, pretty amazing feat). The end of this movie usually brings a tear to my eye, and that’s the only time that’s happened to me when the ending isn’t sad, it’s happy, and beautiful. Any fans out there?

 

[Moscati]

I absolutely LOVED Bella!

The way they unfolded the story of what happened with the car crash bit by bit was wonderfully done, and I didn’t think the pro-life message came off as preachy or judgmental at all–it was just beautiful.

My favorite scenes were the ones with the Catholic family, eating and drinking and just generally loving each other.

 

[Quid_estVeritas]

The way they unfolded the story of what happened with the car crash bit by bit was wonderfully done, and I didn’t think the pro-life message came off as preachy or judgmental at all–it was just beautiful.

Jose was a broken man, and he found redemption in what he did at the end of the movie (don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet) There are so many subtle religious and Catholic messages in that movie, that’s what was so great about it, they were subtle.