Bread, Love and Dreams

For the band, see Bread, Love and Dreams (band).

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Bread, Love and Dreams
Directed by	Luigi Comencini
Written by	Luigi Comencini Ettore Margadonna
Produced by	Marcello Girosi
Starring	Vittorio De Sica Gina Lollobrigida
Cinematography	Arturo Gallea
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Distributed by	Titanus (Italy) I.F.E. Releasing Corporation (USA)
Release date	22 December 1953
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Bread, Love and Dreams (Italian: Pane, amore e fantasia) is a 1953 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear award.

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

Reception

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, one with Lollobrigida: Pane, amore e gelosia (US title: Frisky) and the open-ended Pane, amore e... (English title: Scandal in Sorrento) starring Sophia Loren in the female lead role. De Sica also reprised his role in the Spanish-set Bread, Love and Andalusia (1958).

Popular Media

In The Andy Griffith Show, Season 5, Episode 17, Barney Fife sends a letter saying he watched this movie while on vacation in Raleigh, NC.

External links

• Bread, Love and Dreams at IMDb
• Bread, Love and Dreams at AllMovie