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The Way We Laughed

Original title: Così ridevano
  • 1998
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
859
YOUR RATING
The Way We Laughed (1998)
Drama

Turin at the end of the fifties: two brothers have emigrated there from Sicily and the older works very hard to let the younger study and free himself from poverty through culture. The boy h... Read allTurin at the end of the fifties: two brothers have emigrated there from Sicily and the older works very hard to let the younger study and free himself from poverty through culture. The boy however is not keen on school and would like to begin to work. When after some time he gets... Read allTurin at the end of the fifties: two brothers have emigrated there from Sicily and the older works very hard to let the younger study and free himself from poverty through culture. The boy however is not keen on school and would like to begin to work. When after some time he gets his degree however things take a violent and dramatic turn......

  • Director
    • Gianni Amelio
  • Writers
    • Gianni Amelio
    • Alberto Taraglio
    • Laura Pariani
  • Stars
    • Francesco Giuffrida
    • Enrico Lo Verso
    • Fabrizio Gifuni
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    859
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gianni Amelio
    • Writers
      • Gianni Amelio
      • Alberto Taraglio
      • Laura Pariani
    • Stars
      • Francesco Giuffrida
      • Enrico Lo Verso
      • Fabrizio Gifuni
    • 20User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Francesco Giuffrida
    • Pietro
    Enrico Lo Verso
    Enrico Lo Verso
    • Giovanni
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    • Pelaia
    Calogero Caruana
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Roberto Marzo
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Davide Negro
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Giorgio Pittau
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Pasqualino Vona
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Giuseppe Zarbano
    • Amico di Giovanni
    Giuliano Spadaro
    • Padre della famiglia foggiana
    Patrizia Marino
    • Madre foggiana
    Giuseppe Sangari
    • Figlio
    Francesca Monchiero
    • Figlia
    Giorgia Scuderi
    • Assuntina
    Salvatore Refano
    • Il vecchio siciliano
    Maria Torranova
    • La zia
    Antonino Trigilia
    • Lo zio
    Michele Trigilia
    • Il cugino
    • Director
      • Gianni Amelio
    • Writers
      • Gianni Amelio
      • Alberto Taraglio
      • Laura Pariani
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    • Trivia
      The title refers to the back page of a popular 1950s Italian magazine which had a section devoted to old jokes that were no longer funny but still evoked a sense of nostalgia. One such joke is repeated throughout the film: "How do you get four elephants in a Fiat?" The answer: "Two in front and two in back".
    • Quotes

      Giovanni: You think your children are your own, then they learn to walk and they leave you. Know what they say back home? "Raise hogs, 'cause then you can eat them"

    • Connections
      Referenced in Cannes Paradise (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Cucara cha cha cha
      Written by Tony Vargas and Pepe Villa

      Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado

      Courtesy of Peer International Corp./Edizioni Peersongs Italy Srl

    User reviews20

    Featured review
    7/10

    Lugubrious Tale of Two Brothers Illuminates But At A Glacial Pace

    What a strange film! An immersion into a worker's life in Turin, and more particularly contrasting the lives to two brothers, the older, less educated, devoted obsessively to the idea that his younger sibling is going to excel, and the audience seldom clear about what the strange, younger lad is up to.

    The Way We Laughed is loaded with exciting Italian locales, flirts briefly with political movements, but the focus is always on what's going to happen to the relationship of these very different men. In no way a cheerer-upper, and not exciting in any conventional way, the performances are superb and the narrative compellingly mysterious if the viewer has the patience for scenes that attempt to accurately capture the process of decision making, to the way relationships often work.
    • museumofdave
    • Apr 28, 2013
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1998 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • French
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Así reían
    • Filming locations
      • Turin, Piedmont, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
      • Presidenza del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,009
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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