Ciao Bella — Gina Buonaguro; Janice Kirk

Graziella's husband Ugo fought in the Italian resistance since before the start of the war. Yet it has been months since the Germans retreated and there has been no sign of him since. She has begun to think that she has lost Ugo forever when the arrival of a young American soldier in the village offers her a chance at escape. But now that she feels free to leave, is a life in America what she wants? Is it possible to connect with a member of a military that may have left a stamp of terror and death upon her village?
Ciao Bella explores the possibilites of romance in the wake of war, showing that some of the hardest decisions come only after the fighting has stopped.