Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1953-12-23
Director: Luigi Comencini
Writers: Luigi Comencini , Ettore Maria Margadonna
Language: Italian
Stars: Vittorio De Sica , Gina Lollobrigida , Marisa Merlini , Virgilio Riento , Tina Pica , Roberto Risso , Vittoria Crispo , Maria Pia Casilio , Memmo Carotenuto , Guglielmo Barnabò
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 4 nominations total
AKA: Brød, kjærlighet og sjalusi (Norway) , Brood, Liefde en Fantasie (Netherlands the) , パンと恋と夢 (Japan) , Pane, amore e fantasia , Pan, amor y fantasía (Spain) , Chleb, miłość i fantazja (Poland) , Pain, amour et fantaisie (France, French Republic) , Brød, kærlighed og fantasi (Denmark) , Bread, Love and Dreams (United Kingdom) , Pane e Fantasia (Italy) , Brood, liefde en fantasie (Belgium) , Хлеб, любовь и фантазия , Bread, Love and Dreams , Chléb, Láska a Fantasie (Czech Republic) , Aşk ve Hayal (Turkey) , Pan, amor y fantasía (Argentina) , Liebe, Brot und Phantasie , Pão, Amor e Fantasia (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Brot, Liebe und Fantasie , Pão, Amor e Fantasia (Brazil) , Bread, Love and Dreams (Canada) , Pain, amour et fantaisie (Belgium) , Chléb, Láska a Fantazie (Czech Republic) , Psomi, erotas kai fantasia (Greece) , Paine, dragoste si fantezie (Romania) , Pane, amore e fantasia (Italy) , Kärlek, bröd och fantasi (Sweden) , Хляб, любов и фантазия (Bulgaria) , Bread, Love and Dreams (United States of America) , Leipää, rakkautta ja unelmia (Finland) , Brød, kjærlighet og fantasi (Norway) , Brot, Liebe und Fantasie (Austria) , Kenyér, szerelem, fantázia (Hungary)
Plot: Marshal Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village in the center of 1950s Italy, to assume his new mandate. In the village he meets Maria (Frisky) AKA 'la Bersagliera', who is secretly in love with a policeman (Carabiniere) reporting to Antonio. But Paoletta, the priest's niece, also loves him. Things become more complicated when Annarella, the midwife, starts demonstrating her love to Antonio. She is hiding a secret and the Marshal soon will be in a predicament.
IMDB:tt0046159