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Bread and Tulips

Original title: Pane e tulipani
  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9.8K
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Bread and Tulips (2000)
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ComedyRomance
After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.After being forgotten in a highway café during a bus trip, a housewife decides to start a new life by herself in Venice.
IMDb RATING
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9.8K
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    • Silvio Soldini
    • Silvio Soldini(story)
    • Doriana Leondeff(story)
  • Stars
    • Licia Maglietta
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Giuseppe Battiston
    • Silvio Soldini
    • Silvio Soldini(story)
    • Doriana Leondeff(story)
  • Stars
    • Licia Maglietta
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Giuseppe Battiston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Bruno Ganz and Licia Maglietta in Bread and Tulips (2000)
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    Bruno Ganz in Bread and Tulips (2000)
    Bruno Ganz and Licia Maglietta in Bread and Tulips (2000)
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    Licia Maglietta
    Licia Maglietta
    • Rosalba Barletta
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Fernando Girasole
    Giuseppe Battiston
    Giuseppe Battiston
    • Costantino Caponangeli
    Antonio Catania
    Antonio Catania
    • Mimmo Barletta
    Marina Massironi
    Marina Massironi
    • Grazia
    Felice Andreasi
    Felice Andreasi
    • Fermo
    Vitalba Andrea
    Vitalba Andrea
    • Ketty
    Tatiana Lepore
    • Adele
    Daniela Piperno
    • Woman in Car
    Tiziano Cucchiarelli
    • Nic
    Matteo Febo
    • Salvo
    Lina Bernardi
    Lina Bernardi
    • Nancy
    Mauro Marino
    • Lello
    Antonia Miccoli
    • Sami
    Ludovico Paladin
    • Eliseo
    Silvana Bosi
    • Costantino's Mother
    Manrico Gammarota
    • Man at the Station
    Massimiliano Speziani
    • Goran
      • Silvio Soldini
      • Silvio Soldini(story) (screenplay)
      • Doriana Leondeff(story) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Licia Maglietta actually played the accordion in the scenes where her character does so. It is her playing that can be heard in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Rosalba Barletta: Is it true that you're on drugs?

      Nic: Who told you that?

      Rosalba Barletta: Aunt Ketty.

      Nic: Mom, that's not true. Weed is not a drug.

      Rosalba Barletta: No? Then what is it?

      Nic: Weed.

    • Connections
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      Written by Lars Hollmer

      Performed by Licia Maglietta

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    9/10
    A movie like only a European can make it.
    Pane e tulipani or Bread and Tulips is a wonderful Italian movie. The story is told in a way only a European can, you would never find such a movie in Hollywood. There are no special effects, no gadgets, no fast cars, ... nothing you would probably find in it if this was a Hollywood production. The characters are the real stars in this movie, together with all the streets and canals of Venice.

    It's about a middle aged, neglected housewife and mother who is left behind by her family on a bus trip. Her family doesn't even notice she's missing until two hours later. She decides to hitch-hike home and she meets different people. To one of them she says that she has never been to Venice, but that she really would like to see it. The man suggests to bring her to Venice instead of driving her home and so her adventure begins. She meets some interesting people and in one way or another she always influences their lives. But not only their lives change, her life is influenced by it as well.

    I guess this must sound incredibly boring to some people, but it really isn't. I enjoyed the movie - which can be seen as a modern fairy tale or as a real story - a lot. I guess it all depends from the viewer. Do you believe finding real love, when it's not supposed to happen to you, could actually happen? Personally I do, but I'm a real optimist, so perhaps that's why I liked it so much. It might also be because it gives a very optimistic view towards life.

    I guess the real strength of this movie lies in the fact that even after the movie has ended, you are still thinking about it. The story is simple, very universal, but also subtle and deep.

    I could talk for hours about this movie, but I guess you'll have to see it for yourself. My advice to everybody, but especially to the people who love Italy as much as I do: Sit down, relax and enjoy. I give it a 8.5/10.
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    • philip_vanderveken
    • Nov 9, 2004

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      • November 2, 2001 (United States)
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
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      • Archivio del Cinema Italiano (ANICA)
      • Cinema Italiano
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Paestum, Capaccio, Salerno, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Monogatari
      • Istituto Luce
      • Rai Cinema
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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