Bread and Tulips

"Imagine your life. Now go live it."

2000 1h 54m IT

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7.1

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71%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 318🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 11,742

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.

“Imagine your life. Now go live it.”

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Cast

Licia Maglietta
Rosalba Barletta
Bruno Ganz
Fernando Girasoli
Giuseppe Battiston
Costantino Maria Caponangeli
Antonio Catania
Mimmo Barletta
Marina Massironi
Grazia Reginella
Felice Andreasi
Fermo
Vitalba Andrea
Ketty
Tatiana Lepore
Adele

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Silvio Soldini
Writers: Silvio Soldini, Doriana Leondeff, Doriana Leondeff
Languages: Italian
Countries: Belgium, Italy, Switzerland

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Italy, Switzerland.

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ERA

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Directed by Silvio Soldini, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giovanni Venosta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carlotta Cristiani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Licia Maglietta and Bruno Ganz and Giuseppe Battiston carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Imagine your life. Now go live it.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0237539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Silvio Soldini directs. Luca Bigazzi behind the camera. Giovanni Venosta scores. Carlotta Cristiani cuts. Produced in Belgium, Italy, Switzerland. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Italy, Switzerland.
3Directed by Silvio Soldini, shot by Luca Bigazzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Giovanni Venosta. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Carlotta Cristiani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Licia Maglietta and Bruno Ganz and Giuseppe Battiston carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Imagine your life. Now go live it.".
8IMDB entry: tt0237539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 28 themes, including "depression", "dancing", "suicide", "mother".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.