Pane, Amore e Fantasia
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| Bread, Love and Dreams | |
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| Directed by | Luigi Comencini |
| Produced by | Marcello Girosi |
| Written by | Luigi Comencini Ettore Maria Margadonna |
| Starring | Vittorio De Sica Gina Lollobrigida |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Cinematography | Arturo Gallea |
| Editing by | Mario Serandrei |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) I.F.E. Releasing Corporation (USA) |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1953 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Country |  Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Followed by | Pane, amore e gelosia |
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Bread, Love and Dreams (Italian: Pane, amore e fantasia) is a 1953 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini.
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[edit] Plot summary
Vittorio De Sica plays the middle-aged marshal Marshall Antonio Carotenuto of carabiniers in a remote fictional Italian mountain village named Sagliena (actually the village of Castel San Pietro, in Lazio). He's anxious to marry, and selects young Gina Lollobrigida as his bride; but she is already in love with De Sica's shy subordinate Roberto Risso. Mistaking her headstrong behavior as promiscuity, De Sica makes advances towards her, but she spurns him. Forsaking the girl to the arms of Risso, De Sica decides to settle for village midwife Marisa Merlini. Things become more complicated when Annarella, the midwife, start demonstrating his love to Antonio. She is hiding a secret and the Marshall soon will be in a restless situation.
[edit] Overview and response
Pane, amore e fantasia is usually considered the most famous example of Pink neorealism.
The film contains what many critics regard as Gina Lollobrigida's best and most naturalistic performance. The film's popularity resulted in two sequels, both with Lollobrigida: Pane, amore e gelosia (US title: Frisky) and the open-ended Pane, amore e... (English title: Scandal in Sorrento).
[edit] Main cast
- Vittorio De Sica as Antonio Carotenuto
- Gina Lollobrigida as Maria De Ritis
- Marisa Merlini as Annarella Mirziano
- Virgilio Riento as Don Emidio
- Tina Pica as Caramella
- Maria-Pia Casilio as Paoletta
- Roberto Risso as Pietro Stelluti
- Memmo Carotenuto as Sirio Baiocchi
- Vittoria Crispo as Maria Antonia De Ritis
- Guglielmo Barnabò as Don Concezio
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