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A man learns that his late friend had a secret online lover who is on the way from Italy.
  • Rating:
    R (Language|Sexual References)
  • Genre:
    drama, gay and lesbian
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Yen Tan
  • Producer:
    Jim McMahon
  • Writer:
    Alessandro Calza, Yen Tan
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $48.5K
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Adam Neal Smith
Jeff
Alessandro Calza
Andrea
Ethel Lung
Lauren
Chuck Blaum
Mark
Yen Tan
Director
Alessandro Calza
Writer
Yen Tan
Writer
Jim McMahon
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Ciao

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  • In Yen Tan's glacially paced movie (every shot is relentlessly symmetrical), the actors are squares in graph-paper compositions.

    January 30, 2009 | Rating: 2/4

    Carrie Rickey

    Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Yen Tan's Ciao is a revelation, a minimalist work of maximum effect. It is determinedly understated and consistently expressive, beautifully composed yet never studied.

    December 29, 2008 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

    Kevin Thomas

    Los Angeles Times

  • It's made on the smallest of budgets and features awkward if sincere performances, yet Yen Tan's film still manages to strike a series of plangent emotional truths about speaking one's heart and moving on.

    December 19, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Ty Burr

    Boston Globe

  • Ciao moves at a snail's pace. It feels long even at its abbreviated length.

    December 12, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Ruthe Stein

    San Francisco Chronicle

  • The story is so minimal that it almost doesn't exist.

    December 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    V.A. Musetto

    New York Post

  • Deeply sincere and exceedingly slow even at 87 minutes, Ciao involves two strangers who become acquaintances after the death of a mutual friend.

    December 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/5

    Manohla Dargis

    New York Times
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Audience Reviews for Ciao

  • Dec 05, 2008
    A little overly artsy and not so interesting. I was disappointed.
    Sunil J Super Reviewer
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