Bread and Chocolate
(1974)
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Bread and Chocolate
(1974)
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Nino Manfredi | ... |
Nino Garofalo
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Johnny Dorelli | ... |
Italian Industrialist
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Elena
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Paolo Turco | ... |
Gianni
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Ugo D'Alessio | ... |
Old Man
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Tano Cimarosa | ... |
Giacomo
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Gianfranco Barra | ... |
The Turk
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Giorgio Cerioni | ... |
Police Inspector
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Francesco D'Adda | ... |
Rudiger
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Geoffrey Copleston | ... |
Boegli
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Federico Scrobogna | ... |
Grigory
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Max Delys | ... |
Renzo
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Umberto Raho | ... |
Maitre
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Nelide Giammarco | ... |
The Blonde
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Manfred Freyberger | ... |
Lo svizzero sportivo
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Italian immigrant tries to become a member of Swiss society but fails as a waiter and even as a chicken plucker. He then becomes involved with shady wealthy character and tries to hide his Italian identity. He refuses to give up no matter how awful his situation. Written by Bill Smith <bsmith30@ix.netcom.com>
This movie brilliantly and movingly, but always with a lot of irony, describes the plight of an Italian migrant laborer in Switzerland. Some scenes are among the best in the history of cinema.
A group of migrant laborers are doing some filthy work in a ramshackle barn. Through a small window they see some beautiful young Swiss adolescents riding on horse back. These youngsters look like gods compared to the poor ants in the barn!
In another scene the hero of the film has been trying very hard for some time to assimilate, to become even more Swiss then the Swiss themselves. But he can't suppress his deep feelings of identity for ever. One day he enters a pub and watches a soccer match between Italy and Switzerland. At a certain moment he can't control himself any more and starts shouting to encourage the Italian team. He makes such a nuisance of himself that the Swiss throw him out.
Utterly brilliant!