Bread and Chocolate
Original title: Pane e cioccolata
“You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks”
1974 · 1 h 40 min
Cast
Nino Manfredi 
Anna Karina Paolo Turco 
Ugo D'Alessio 
Tano Cimarosa 
Gianfranco Barra
Credits
Written by: 
Franco Brusati
Plot
An Italian immigrant waiter in Switzerland, hoping to make a better life, fails to fit in and loses his job, in a funny and moving story of dignity.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bittersweet and humane classic, with Nino Manfredi.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,201 votes)
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