Cinema
Bread, Love and Dreams
Pane, amore e fantasia
Luigi Comencini · 1953
Synopsis
After the war, Marshal Antonio Carotenuto, an ageing and womanising carabiniere, is transferred to Sagliena, a small town in central Italy. He falls for Maria, known as the Bersagliera, a poor young peasant who secretly loves the young carabiniere Stelluti, and also notices Annarella, the village midwife, elegant and discreet.
Context
Ettore Margadonna wrote the screenplay with the director. Vittorio De Sica plays Carotenuto and Gina Lollobrigida the Bersagliera, with Marisa Merlini as the midwife, Roberto Risso as the young carabiniere and Tina Pica as the marshal's maid, with Maria Pia Casilio. The film was produced by Titanus and was released in Italy on 22 December 1953. Carlotta Films issued it on DVD in France in 2013.
Who it is for
About an hour and a half, in Italian. A light-hearted village comedy, in black and white, carried by Vittorio De Sica.
Prizes and reception
A great unexpected success that launched its author's career, it gave rise to three sequels and received the Silver Bear at Berlin in 1954.
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