Product Details

• Actors: Nino Manfredi, Anna Karina, Johnny Dorelli, Paolo Turco, Ugo D'Alessio
• Directors: Franco Brusati
• Writers: Nino Manfredi, Franco Brusati, Jaja Fiastri
• Producers: Maurizio Lodi-Fè, Turi Vasile
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, German, Italian
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Henstooth Video
• DVD Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005U1YR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,797 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Bread and Chocolate" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

BREAD AND CHOCOLATE - DVD Movie

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie - AWFUL DVD!, August 6, 2002

By 

R. Epstein "asanisimasa" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bread and Chocolate (DVD)

This film is as significant as it is delightful because it is even more relevant today than in the 1970s. Today, most of Europe is populated by immigrant workers from all parts of the continent and Africa. And there is still the same kind of pecking order (those of you who've seen the film forgive that pun!): The Swiss look down on Italians, North Italians look down on Southern Italians, they in turn look down on Turks etc. The film bravely laughs at all our cultural flaws and salutes them.

And Nino Manfredi... what a gem! Part Charlie Chaplin and part Marcello Mastroianni, he's a wonderful blend of pathos and sweetness with just the right drop of vulgarity.
BUT...! Be forewarned, the DVD is the worst I've ever seen! The print they transferred is FULL of scratches, pops, and splices that chop off whole sentences. The light scenes are often washed out and the dark scenes are far too dark. And there are a number of occasions where the subtitles were lost in the white background. I can't imagine that they couldn't find a decent print of this film anywhere. Still, if you can't find a rental copy anywhere, it's still better to have even this awful version than no version at all.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lousy Copy, February 12, 2003

By 

E.J. Morgan (New Milford, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bread and Chocolate (DVD)

While the movie is delightful, this DVD should have been condemned. The titles are unreadable 30 to 40% of the time. What slappdash work on a good movie. The producers should be ashamed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impossibility overwhelms the dream, August 7, 2001

By 

Ben Dati (Havertown, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bread and Chocolate [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although all performances are beautifully done, Nino Manfredi demonstrates an awesome level of acting skill that draws the audience into the midst of his trials and laughable tribulations.

The best comment I ever read by a reviewer of this film (many years ago)was: "You'll laugh 'til your heart breaks."

And so it goes. Don't miss it!!!