Bread and Tulips

Mar 3, 2000

1h 54m

★ 7.1

Imagine your life. Now go live it.

Overview

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Monogatari

RAI Cinema

MEDIA Programme of the European Union

Amka Films

Bread and Tulips Trailers

Cast

Rosalba Barletta

Licia Maglietta

Fernando Girasoli

Bruno Ganz

Costantino Maria Caponangeli

Giuseppe Battiston

Mimmo Barletta

Antonio Catania

Grazia Reginella

Marina Massironi

Fermo

Felice Andreasi

Ketty

Vitalba Andrea

Adele

Tatiana Lepore

Woman in car

Daniela Piperno

Nicola 'Nic' Barletta

Tiziano Cucchiarelli

Salvo Barletta

Matteo Febo

Nancy

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