Bread and Chocolate (1974)
You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Runtime : 1H 50M
Director : Franco Brusati
Writer : Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri, Nino Manfredi
Synopsis
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?
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