Bread and Chocolate

★7.3

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

Franco Brusati

Director

Nino Manfredi,Jaja Fiastri,Franco Brusati,...

Writers

Turi Vasile,Giuseppe Bruno Bossio,Maurizio Lodi-Fè,...

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05-05-1974

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7.3

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110 min

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German, Italian

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★ 7.3

Budget

Revenue

05-05-1974

Release Date

Country

7.3

Rating

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Age Rating

110 min

Runtime

Released

Status

German, Italian

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Franco Brusati

Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director. He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s. In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film. In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.

5.3

To Forget Venice

1979, Drama

7.3

Bread and Chocolate

1974, Comedy

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