Bread and Chocolate (1974)
"Pane e cioccolata" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Franco Brusati

Writers:

Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri (dialogue),

Stars:

Nino Manfredi, Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina

10 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nino Manfredi	...	Nino Garofalo
Johnny Dorelli	...	Italian Industrialist
Anna Karina	...	Elena
Paolo Turco	...	Gianni
Ugo D'Alessio	...	Old Man
Tano Cimarosa	...	Giacomo
Gianfranco Barra	...	The Turk
Giorgio Cerioni	...	Police Inspector
Francesco D'Adda	...	Rudiger
Geoffrey Copleston	...	Boegli
Federico Scrobogna	...	Grigory
Max Delys	...	Renzo
Umberto Raho	...	Maitre
Nelide Giammarco	...	The Blonde
Manfred Freyberger	...	Lo svizzero sportivo

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

italian | waiter | italian immigrant | child murder | italian abroad | 

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Taglines:

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian German English

Release Date:

18 January 1974 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Bread and Chocolate

Company Credits

Production Co:

Verona Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)

User Reviews

This gem is too new to be forgotten. Seek it out!

This is a warm, wonderful film. It is touching and funny and one of the very best "humanistic" films from Italy after Fellini lost his touch. It's hard to understand why this film is so little know to younger movie buffs. If you can find it, take a look!