Italian immigrant Nino steadfastly tries to become a member of Swiss Society no matter how awful his situation becomes.Italian immigrant Nino steadfastly tries to become a member of Swiss Society no matter how awful his situation becomes.Italian immigrant Nino steadfastly tries to become a member of Swiss Society no matter how awful his situation becomes.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 3 nominations total
Geoffrey Copleston
- Boegli
- (as Geoffrey Copplestone)
Cyrus Elias
- Michele, the thief
- (as Ciro Elias)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Bread and Chocolate" won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Film in 1978, four years after the films production, because the film wasn't released in America until 1978.
- GoofsWhen Nino attempts to revive his inert industrialist boss with coffee, he inadvertently switches on the massage feature of the bed, dousing himself, but he is splash-free when he leaves to fill an ice bucket with water and shown dripping with the coffee after he returns to the bedroom.
- Quotes
Giovanni 'Nino' Garofoli: You're Italian, and I'm Italian. But is it enough to make us alike? Am I like you?
- ConnectionsEdited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
- SoundtracksSekt Mit Sugar
Written Guido Patrizio (as G. Patrizio) and Daniele Patucchi (as D. Patrucchi)
Sung by Guido Patrizio
Orchestrated and directed by Daniele Patucchi
Featured review
I was four when Bread and Chocolate played at a small theater in San Francisco. My mother decided to take me(no babysitter). The story I've heard many, many times was that I was upset with her that she wouldn't (although now I realize it was more that she couldn't) read the subtitles to me. I eventually became frustrated with her and moved two isles over. My mom has said that she would turn to watch me and although I couldn't truly read the subtitle or comprehend the language, I laughed continually throughout the movie. She said I truly enjoyed Bread and Chocolate. Many years later I rented the movie and it's amazing. It's exactly as I remembered it. Truly a gem of a movie, though the second time around I was able to fully grasp the meaning of this movie. It's universal and it's timeless. I now own this on DVD and have enjoyed sharing it with my family and friends. Certainly a must see movie!
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Brot und Schokolade
- Filming locations
- Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio, as Studi Dear - Roma)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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