Bread and Chocolate (1974)
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
Starring Nino Manfredi, Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina
Directed by Franco Brusati
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?
Runtime: 110 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,Greek,Italiano
Countries: Italy
Genres: Comedy,Drama
Keywords: switzerland,worker,immigrant,hardship,xenophobia,foreigners
Cast
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli
Italian Industrialist
Elena
Gianni
Pietro
Gigi
The turk
Police Inspector
Rudiger
Jacques, the Maitre