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Bread and Tulips (2000)
Pane e tulipani (original title)

PG_13 114 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   3 March 2000 (Italy)
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After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.

Director:

Silvio Soldini

Writers:

Silvio Soldini (story), Doriana Leondeff (story), and 2 more credits »
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Bread and Tulips -- Silvio Soldino directs this gentle comedy about a housewife who temporarily flees from the grinding tedium of her household duties and drifts into a world of amicable weirdos. Bread and Tulips -- Life is often just "for sake of" and we need to know about it and want to benefit when we are presented with the occasion to... Bread and Tulips -- Silvio Soldino directs this gentle comedy about a housewife who temporarily flees from the grinding tedium of her household duties and drifts into a world of amicable weirdos.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Licia Maglietta ...
Bruno Ganz ...
Fernando Girasole
Giuseppe Battiston ...
Costantino Caponangeli
Antonio Catania Antonio Catania ...
Mimmo Barletta
Marina Massironi ...
Grazia
Felice Andreasi Felice Andreasi ...
Vitalba Andrea Vitalba Andrea ...
Ketty
Tatiana Lepore Tatiana Lepore ...
Adele
Daniela Piperno Daniela Piperno ...
Woman in Car
Tiziano Cucchiarelli Tiziano Cucchiarelli ...
Nic
Matteo Febo Matteo Febo ...
Salvo
Lina Bernardi ...
Nancy
Mauro Marino Mauro Marino ...
Lello
Antonia Miccoli Antonia Miccoli ...
Sami
Ludovico Paladin Ludovico Paladin ...
Eliseo
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Storyline

Life is often just "for sake of" and we need to know about it and want to benefit when we are presented with the occasion to. A bit for "sake of", a bit for choice, Rosalba, young and apart from anything a housewife of Pescara, during a bus trip after she found herself alone and...forgotten in a highway café, decides not to wait for her husband and sons to come back to pick her up but instead decides to find her own way home. She is a little offended that she has been forgotten by her family and has been told by her husband to stay put so, rebelling a little she finds herself hitch-hiking direct for Venice. Her adventure in Venice begins meeting strange but fascinating people. Fermo; an anarchistic florist, Grazia; a masseuse and Fernando; a waiter from Iceland that speaks a his own language of Italian. Written by <caitlin_leroy@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Bus | Housewife | Plumber | Waiter | Mistress  | See more »

Taglines:

A day trip just to get away is the starting point of a new life. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language, some sensuality and drug references See all certifications »
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Official Sites:

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Country:

Italy | Switzerland

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Pan y tulipanes See more »

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$32,933 (USA) (29 July 2001) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$5,311,177 (USA) (24 February 2002)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The poem that Fernando recites is "Orlando Furioso" by Ludovico Ariosto. See more »

Quotes

Fernando: I felt my phoenix rise from the ashes.
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Connections

Features Out of the Past (1947) See more »

Soundtracks

"Frasi d'amore"
Performed by Don Backy See more »