Bella Mafia (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

David Greene

Writers (WGA):

Lynda La Plante (novel)
Lynda La Plante (teleplay)

Release Date:

16 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Hell hath no fury like the women of... [Bella Mafia]

Plot:

When Sofia marries into a Mafia family, she doesn't know what she's getting into. When her husband, all her brothers-in-law...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Mafia | Prison | Son | Filicide

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave	...	Graziella Luciano
Dennis Farina	...	Don Roberto Luciano
Nastassja Kinski	...	Sophia Luciano
Jennifer Tilly	...	Moyra Luciano
Illeana Douglas	...	Teresa Scorpio Luciano
James Marsden	...	Luka
Gina Philips	...	Rosa Luciano
Richard Portnow	...	Anthony Moreno
Franco Nero	...	Mario Domino
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Vito Giancamo
Carmen Argenziano
Michael Hayden	...	Michael Luciano
Richard Joseph Paul	...	Constantino Luciano
W. Earl Brown	...	Fredrico Luciano
Tony Maggio	...	Alfredo

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

UK:105 min (2 parts) | 117 min (short version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

The Königsberg Company

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Sofia has Lucas tied to the chair he does not have the necklace on. However, in a later scene she discovers the necklace on him.

Quotes:

Luka - Age 10: Are you some kind of prisoner?
Giorgio Corolla: Possibly, but only of my own physical deformities.
Luka - Age 10: You're not eating?
Giorgio Corolla: Help yourself.
Luka - Age 10: Whats that stink in here? Do you go in your pants?
Giorgio Corolla: [chuckles] No, not today, fortunatly
Luka - Age 10: How old are you?
Giorgio Corolla: Older then anyone anticipated I would ever live to be, especially my father. How old are you?
Luka - Age 10: I dunno... Watcha got all these books for?
Giorgio Corolla: I read.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Bella Luna

breathtaking

The only thing I have to say about the film BELLA MAFIA is that it is utterly amazing. This is no doubt in my opinion the best drama that I have ever seen. The cast was superb. The writing amazing. The movie drew me in from the first scene. And I admit that I didn't expect it to be good at all. I was sort of just looking for a film to past the time.

The one thing I loved the most was the development in character. As a viewer, I saw all of the characters lives change in great detail. From Sofia to Luca to Moyra. Even though the plot had some violent scenes, the writer managed to put in aspects of loyalty and love which made you kind of root for vengeance against the opposite characters. All in all. One of the best, if not the best in my opinion. If you want drama and action, see this movie.