Bread and Chocolate

Bread and Chocolate

You'll Laugh Till Your Heart Breaks

1974 · 115 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Drama

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly menial jobs in order to do it. He attempts to fit into his new home and society but fails at every turn. Unable to go home again, will his tenacity and optimism be enough to live on?

Directed by Franco Brusati · Written by Franco Brusati

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