A Wedding for Bella (2001)

Synopsis: What kind of guy would, in the same day, abandon a ridiculously successful career and propose to a woman he’s only met once—and what role does food play in his decision making process? What kind... What kind of guy would, in the same day, abandon a ridiculously successful career and propose to a woman he’s only met once—and what role does food play in his decision making process? What kind of woman agrees to marry the guy who gave up the job, even though she knows it’s all a sham? Who is the sweet, little, Italian woman behind it all? Why can’t she eat Pino’s pies anymore... And most important of all, what is she making for dinner? In Italian, a good man is “a piece of bread”— plain, simple, and always welcome. Dom Pyzola is a second generation Italian-American corporate raider who has a post graduate degree, a hot car, and an inkling that he’s not a nice guy. And he’s living parallel lives! In the corporate world he is the designated asshole; in the Biscotti Company which he owns, he is a piece of bread: he takes care of his older mentally handicapped brother, and keeps a day job waiting for his brother, Eddie, an actor. He is a surrogate son to Bella, an Italian immigrant who lives above the bakery and who has been saving, dollar by dollar, for her daughter’s American wedding since the day she gave birth. Set in the Italian section of Pittsburgh’s Strip District, The Bread, My Sweet is a love story about what happens when Dominic’s worlds collide.When he, alone, discovers that Bella has six months to live, he quits his corporate job, finds Lucca (Bella’s daughter), and tries to convince her to marry him and to stay married only for as long as her mother lives. The Bread, My Sweet is about love of family and culture — it’s about sacrifice. It’s a journey to a place where work is hard, wine is made in the basement, the future is stored dollar by dollar in coffee cans, and where people may believe that doing the outrageous thing is better than doing nothing at all. -- © 2000 Who Knew Productions [More]

Starring: Scott Baio, Kristin Minter, Rosemary Prinz, John Amplas

Starring: Scott Baio, Kristin Minter, Rosemary Prinz, John Amplas, Billy Mott

Director: Melissa Martin

Director: Melissa Martin

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