Bread and Tulips

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Bread and Tulips

PG-13

2001

1h 54m

Romance

Comedy

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Rosalba, a middle-aged woman on a bus trip to Venice with her husband and her sons, is left behind at a rest stop off of the highway. As the days go by with no word from her family, she settles into a room at a local hotel and takes a job at a flower shop. When her husband and sons begin to miss her, they send a friend looking for her. "Bread and Tulips" is a warmhearted comedy about love, family, and friendship.

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Bread and Tulips is a sweet-natured comedy offering gentle, escapist entertainment.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Jan 6, 2002

2/5

Although Maglietta's appealing as Rosalba, cowriter and director Silvio Scoldini's movie is a little too shopworn and pokey to be more than a respectable European diversion.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Nov 2, 2001

It's almost as if Solidini ... figured that all he had to do was put a crowd of eccentric characters together and magic would occur.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Nov 2, 2001

2.5/4

As for star Licia Maglietta, the appeal of the film is nearly all in her presence.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Jun 7, 2003

5/5

Um filme charmoso e cativante.

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Jamie Gillies

Apollo Guide

Jun 2, 2003

75/100

The last 20 minutes of the film include some of the most romantic filmmaking in a long time.

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sdjfk

@RT18275298 Oct 23, 2022

What a great film! It is great to see real Italy in the film instead of fake Hollywood.

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Feb 25, 2020

An adorable yet quirky love story. One of my favorites.

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Apr 5, 2019

Charming and uplifting! I loved it.

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Jul 25, 2017

Lovely movie which makes one happy. Maglietta is pretty in a wonderful matronly way and her smile makes some of the things she does acceptable. On first watching I didn't notice that she was always breaking things, a trope that I could have done without. I kept wanting to scream at her, but all that stuff down that you've got in your hands before trying to do things, but maybe that's the point. She needs to drop her old life. Wonderful quotes from Orlando Furioso, which every Westerner should know. Bruno Ganz is appealing and you can see what she sees in him.

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Sep 10, 2016

At least there's subtitles to help you stay awake.

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Jul 14, 2016

7.2/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2wc

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Synopsis

Rosalba, a middle-aged woman on a bus trip to Venice with her husband and her sons, is left behind at a rest stop off of the highway. As the days go by with no word from her family, she settles into a room at a local hotel and takes a job at a flower shop. When her husband and sons begin to miss her, they send a friend looking for her. "Bread and Tulips" is a warmhearted comedy about love, family, and friendship.

Director: Silvio Soldini
Producer: Daniele Maggioni
Screenwriter: Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini
Distributor: First Look
Production Co: Monogatari, RAI, Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Drug References|Brief Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.3M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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