''A Wedding for Bella'' (formerly titled ''The Bread, My Sweet'') is a 2001 American romantic drama film that told the story of a successful businessman who trades in his single lifestyle to marry the estranged daughter of a terminally ill elderly woman whom he loves like a mother. The marriage is a sham in order to give the elderly woman happiness before her death. Written and directed by Melissa Martin, the film is set in

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's Strip District, a thriving and diverse open-air market. Part love-story to the city that serves as its setting, the film is also a loving homage to the personalities of three people who each had an impact on director Melissa Martin. Bella, the title character, and her husband, Massimo, are the creative embodiments of an elderly Italian-American couple who owned, and lived above The

Enrico Biscotti Company Enrico Biscotti Company is a bakery and restaurant in Pittsburgh. The main location is in the Strip District neighborhood. The main product is biscotti. It was featured in the film '' The Bread, My Sweet'', a film by the then-wife of owner Larry ...

(the real-life Pittsburgh bakery served as an inspiration for the film). The film was directed by Martin, and starred

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as the businessman,

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(as the dying elderly woman), Kristin Minter as Lucca, the estranged daughter, and

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. Then 70 years old, Prinz, a

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mainstay, made her

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debut. This film has been presented at many film festivals across America.

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