
Filmed mostly in Italy, "Ciao America" is the story of Lorenzo Primavera, an unsettled third-generation Italian-American whose search for his place in the world leads him back to the land of his ancestors. In the small town of Ferrara, Italy, Lorenzo finds work coaching American-style football in the fledgling Italian Football League. It's a league where everyone can kick but no one can catch. While coaching, Lorenzo falls in love with Paola Angelini, a headstrong young music... (Full plot summary below)
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Filmed mostly in Italy, "Ciao America" is the story of Lorenzo Primavera, an unsettled third-generation Italian-American whose search for his place in the world leads him back to the land of his ancestors. In the small town of Ferrara, Italy, Lorenzo finds work coaching American-style football in the fledgling Italian Football League. It's a league where everyone can kick but no one can catch. While coaching, Lorenzo falls in love with Paola Angelini, a headstrong young music student who forces him to face the same decision that his immigrant grandfather did 70 years earlier.
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| Boston GlobeErin MeisterEventually blossoms into a snappy piece about understanding yourself by listening to the personal triumphs and defeats of the past. |
| New Times (L.A.)David EhrensteinYou 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. |
| VarietyScott FoundasNever less than pleasant and genteel, but rarely more. |