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Bread and Chocolate

Original title: Pane e cioccolata

“You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks”

1974 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Franco Brusati
ComedyDrama

Cast

Nino Manfredi Anna Karina Paolo Turco Ugo D'Alessio Tano Cimarosa Gianfranco Barra

Credits

Written by: Franco Brusati

Plot

An Italian immigrant waiter in Switzerland, hoping to make a better life, fails to fit in and loses his job, in a funny and moving story of dignity.

Sinekatalog’s take

A bittersweet and humane classic, with Nino Manfredi.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,201 votes)
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