Bread and Chocolate (1974)
Original title: Pane e cioccolata
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You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
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?
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Nino ManfrediGiovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Johnny DorelliItalian Industrialist
Anna KarinaElena
Paolo TurcoGianni
Ugo D'AlessioPietro
Tano CimarosaGigi
Gianfranco BarraThe turk
Giorgio CerioniPolice Inspector
Francesco D'AddaRudiger
Umberto RahoJacques, the Maitre
Geoffrey CoplestonBoegliFederico ScrobognaGrigoryKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityImmigrant · Xenophobia · WorkerDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference256220Actor preference326534 · 371346 · 230935Country preferenceIt
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Frequently asked questions about Bread and Chocolate
What is Bread and Chocolate about?
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?
How long is Bread and Chocolate?
Bread and Chocolate has a runtime of 110 minutes.