Bread and Chocolate (1974)
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
1974 · 1h 55m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?
Director: Franco Brusati
Writers: Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi
Music by: Daniele Patucchi
Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Editor: Mario Morra
Rated 7.2/10 by 100 viewers
Cast
Nino Manfredi as Giovanni 'Nino' GarofoliJohnny Dorelli as Italian IndustrialistAnna Karina as ElenaPaolo Turco as GianniUgo D'Alessio as PietroTano Cimarosa as GigiGianfranco Barra as The turkGiorgio Cerioni as Police InspectorFrancesco D'Adda as RudigerUmberto Raho as Jacques, the MaitreGeoffrey Copleston as BoegliFederico Scrobogna as GrigoryMore like this
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