Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Dec 01 '01
Pros: Maglietta, Ganz, Battiston
Cons: Symbolism of film telegraphs ending
Summary: “Bread And Tulips” (Italian title: “Pane E Tulipini”) is a good look at how foreign filmmakers make a “feel-good” movie. They don’t have actresses like Julia Roberts or Meg Ryan, but here, Hollywood beauty might not help or hurt. Licia Maglietta stars as...
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Dec 22 '04
Pros: Charming Italian comedy about the human condition and a journey of happiness and self-fulfilment.
Cons: None
Summary: General Director Silvio Soldini Cast Licia Maglietta - Rosalba Barletta Bruno Ganz - Fernando Girasoli Giuseppe Battiston - Costantino Antonio Catania - Mimmo Barletta Marina Massironi - Grazia Felice Andreasi - ...
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Oct 28 '01
Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Subtitles and translation are difficult to follow
Summary: I had great expectations of Bread and Tulips, alas I was somewhat disappointed. This movie is a good rental for a cold winter's afternoon when you don't want to leave the house. It is definitely not worth paying exorbitant theatre admission prices and...
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Oct 04 '01
Pros: characters, story, etc.
Cons: ending, pacing.
Summary: This is a unique lightweight Italian comedy film to see. In the film, Rosalba(Licia Maglietta) is left behind by her tour bus, and sees this as a chance to get away from her boorish plumbing supplies husband and her family. She goes to Venice to lodge...
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Aug 31 '01
Pros: A funny movie with sober moments and a dark undertone.
Cons: None I can think of.
Summary: Silvio Soldini's "Bread and Tulips" is a chick flick for older chicks. There's an Italian saying, "vecchia gallina fa buon brodo" which means that an older hen makes a good broth. Rosalba, played by Licia Maglietta is the vecchia gallina.She is a good...
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Aug 27 '01
Pros: Pleasant and enjoyable, doesn't take itself too seriously
Cons: Few: unconvincing ending, needed more scenery
Summary: This delightful movie is about love and about speaking up. If it is not the most profound, cerebral message a movie can portray, it certainly speaks with a bit of humor to one of life's greatest nerve-wracking joys. Perfection is never required, either...
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Aug 09 '01
Pros: Immensely likable cast of characters, particularly Rosalba.
Cons: Sometimes sappy. Weak ending.
Summary: Silvio Soldini's Bread and Tulips (Pane e Tulipani) manages to achieve something that I did not think possible in Italian cinema - it makes Italian food look unappetizing. It was a shock to me when Rosalba (Licia...
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Jul 15 '01
Pros: Consistently interesting characters, with wonderful views of Venice.
Cons: the sub-titles block some views of Venice.
Summary: It is not one of those big blockbuster movies, so for me that makes it worth seeing from the start..
'Bread and Tulips' is simply understated and clear about what the film maker wants us see about modern life in Italy. The characters are all...
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