I don't know if he's (now) rich--of course, one wishes that good people are rewarded, but who knows!
I will say that once one sees this film, one senses a
vibe about Alessandro, the person, rather than only about 'Andrea,' the character.
He seems to be a
good person.
From Yen Tan, Ciao’s co-writer and director:
Director’s Notes
We wrapped on a Friday morning, shooting the pivotal love scene between Jeff and Andrea that turned out marvelously. I won’t go into details about what took place but I was quite enamored and entranced by what I witnessed. The moment I recall vividly occurred right after we rolled the first take and before I yelled "action!" I had requested that we play a two-minute excerpt from Aphex Twin’s Nanou 2, with the idea of setting a tone for the actors. Adam had his eyes closed; Alessandro was watching him. At one point, Alessandro reached his hand over to fix a crease on Adam’s tank top. It was an unexpectedly maternal gesture that accentuated what followed. I was profoundly moved.
I get the feeling that Yen fell in love with Alessandro, a bit. I can say why.
Can't wait for the DVD to come out!
