Bread and Tulips

Bread & Tulips ( Original Title: Pane e tulipani ) is an Italian film of the year 2000.

Action

Rosalba is a housewife of Pescara, the mother of two children and the wife of Mimmo, the owner of a plumbing wholesaler. On the return trip from Paestum they missed their bus at a motorway service station. Your husband falls only a few kilometers later that she is not sitting on the bus; he makes them cry out in the service area. Rosalba is waiting there at first, but eventually decides to hitchhike home. But then obtained for them the opportunity to go to Venice, where she always wanted to go before. She takes a room in a boarding house and puts her family by phone to notify you that it is in Venice and want to come home the next day.

After visiting the city they missed their train and must be due to the circumstances (she has hardly any money more) with Fernando, a suicidal Icelandic waiter at a small restaurant who speaks a foreign- sounding and old-fashioned Italian, stay, and later a private room relate. She begins a friendship with a neighbor Grazia and happens to find a job in the anarchist florist Fermo. At night, however plagues them against their bad conscience of the family, especially for her youngest son.

Her husband Mimmo not be tolerated their surprising and repeatedly prolonging absence and decides to hire a private investigator. For cost reasons, then he gives the plumber Costantino in Mimmos company had a job interview, the task to find his wife and bring them home. After several days of unsuccessful searching, to Rosalba reports with him - he had posters with her ​​face and its number in the city and distributed them to arrange a meeting. As Constantino on the phone with his mother, runs away Rosalba and later in Fernando's apartment. Constantino could follow her and meet outside the house Grazia; they fall in love very quickly with each other.

In the meantime, Rosalba feels more and more attracted to Fernando and enjoying her new life until then the mistress of her husband in Venice appears and they can move to return to Pescara.

Rosalba returns in an unchanged environment that is characterized by the routine of everyday life, while Fernando, alone and desperate in Venice retarded, decides finally to move Rosalba to return. He borrows the van of Fermo and travels with Grazia and Costantino to Pescara. In the parking lot of a supermarket he can convince them in the presence of her youngest son to move to Venice.

Criticism

  • Cineclub: Bread and Tulips is one of the most unspectacular films of cinema history. However, through its authentic and lovable characters he goes to the heart and is simply a pleasure.
  • All film: width effect Bread and Tulips is undoubtedly: Here, there is indeed filed lovingly about the characters, but if in doubt the next best joke is always closer than the real person ... Where you play with traditional genre patterns, the size must be precisely bring into the mold. The remains Soldini unfortunately in hand luggage.
  • Culture News: Bread and Tulips is a wonderful romantic comedy that thrives on the atmosphere of Venice, but especially on the perfect interplay of the characters. Soldini's film is also an appeal to the spontaneity of a breakout from the sometimes oppressive structures of everyday life, a rebellion against all "So what do you do not " attitude. A film (!) Has earned awards with the Italian Film Award " David di Donatello " his nine and who is a true bright spot for a gray overcast December.

Awards

  • David di Donatello 9 (2000), including female as Best Italian Film, Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Actress
  • 5 Nastri d' Argenti (2000), including Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor
  • Swiss Film Prize (2001) for Best Actor
  • Guild Film Award in Silver ( 2001)
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