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Bread and Chocolate is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Franco Brusati. The screenplay was written by Brusati, Iaia Fiastri, and Nino Manfredi. The cast includes Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina, Nino Manfredi, and Ugo D'Alessio. Luciano Tovoli served as the director of photography, while Mario Morra edited the film. The narrative is set in Switzerland.
The film was produced by Verona Produzione and distributed by Cinema International Corporation. It was released in various dates throughout 1974 and 1975. The original languages of the film are English, Italian, and German. Its runtime is listed as 115 minutes or 100 minutes. The story features themes of immigrant hardship, xenophobia, and worker experiences.
Bread and Chocolate has received several awards, including a David di Donatello for Best Film. It is described by the source 100 Italian films to be saved. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.4 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 100%. It has won 10 awards and received 3 nominations.
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7.2An 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?
Cast
- Nino Manfredi as Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
- Johnny Dorelli as Italian Industrialist
- Anna Karina as Elena
- Paolo Turco as Gianni
- Ugo D'Alessio as Pietro
- Tano Cimarosa as Gigi
Themes
- immigrant
- worker
- switzerland
- hardship
- xenophobia
- foreigners
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
1,986 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Awards
- 10 wins & 3 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Franco Brusati
- Screenwriter
- Nino Manfredi
- Cinematographer
- Luciano Tovoli
- Narrative location
- Switzerland
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 256382
- Image
- Pane e cioccolata - Nino Manfredi.jpg
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- publication date
- 1979-11-16
- distributed by
- Cinema International Corporation
- film editor
- Mario Morra
- title
- Pane e cioccolata
- described by source
- 100 Italian films to be saved
- Commons category
- Pane e cioccolata
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