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Bread, Love and Dreams

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After being transferred to a sleepy village in the mountains, Italian police chief Antonio Carotenuto (Vittorio De Sica) decides to occupy his time by finding a wife. When he meets knockout Maria De Ritis (Gina Lollobrigida), otherwise known as Frisky, Carotenuto makes his move, but the town heartbreaker already has her mind set on Pietro Stelluti, a young cop on his squad. However, Carotenuto still might find a wife in midwife Annarella Mirziano (Marisa Merlini).

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Virginia Graham The Spectator The heroine, Italy's golden pin-up girl, is, as a wild and beautiful peasant, neither too wild nor too beautiful to be credible, and both she and the lesser characters have an endearing quality about them which is irresistible. Jun 19, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Vittorio De Sica is a veteran carabinieri assigned to a small town in rural Italy. He takes a shine to the local midwife, but after she rebuffs him, he focuses his attention on the much younger Gina Lollabrigida, the town wild girl who goes by the nickname "Frisky". It turns out she has a crush on a very shy young carabinieri under De Sica's command ... so shy, he has hid the fact that he returns her affection. De Sica gives up his pursuit and acts as matchmaker for the two. It's a good thing because the midwife likes him after all and everybody's super happy. An amiable romantic comedy lightly influenced by neorealism ... it vividly creates it's rural setting to tell a light, fluffy story. This is probably Lollabrigida's best performance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member With "Pane, amore e fantasia" Neorealism becomes "rosa" (pink) and opens the way to italian comedy: talk about love not war (untill Monicelli's "La grande guerra")! Gina Lollobrigida is so beautiful, but Castellani's "Due soldi di speranza" is far superior. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Competent romantic comedy, but nothing special. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Really nice and well directed! Brilliant Lollobrigida! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This type of comedy never gets old. 60 years old, still amazing! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Luigi Comencini

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Il maresciallo Antonio Carotenuto

Gina Lollobrigida

Maria De Ritis, detta "La Bersagliera"

Marisa Merlini

Annarella Mirziano, la levatrice

Virgilio Riento

Don Emidio

Tina Pica

Caramella
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Synopsis After being transferred to a sleepy village in the mountains, Italian police chief Antonio Carotenuto (Vittorio De Sica) decides to occupy his time by finding a wife. When he meets knockout Maria De Ritis (Gina Lollobrigida), otherwise known as Frisky, Carotenuto makes his move, but the town heartbreaker already has her mind set on Pietro Stelluti, a young cop on his squad. However, Carotenuto still might find a wife in midwife Annarella Mirziano (Marisa Merlini).
Director
Luigi Comencini
Screenwriter
Ettore Maria Margadonna
Distributor
I.F.E. Releasing Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1954, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 16, 2013
Runtime
1h 30m