Bread & Tulips | Pane e Tulipani
Director | Silvio Soldini
Presented by Mediterranean Foods
Silvio Soldini's Bread And Tulips (Pane e Tulipani) took nine prizes at Italy's leading awards ceremony - the David di Donatellos - in 2000, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Soldini and Doriana Leondeff.
The film also bagged awards for Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Sound. Bread And Tulips was a surprise hit at the Italian box office, winning its audience and critical appeal strictly by word of mouth.
2000 | 115 mins | Romantic Comedy | Italy
Cast | Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battison, Marina Massironi, Felice Andreasi
An international hit 25 years ago, director Silvio Soldini’s gently subversive comedy of womanhood and middle age is delightful, quirky and utterly charming. It’s the story of Rosalba, a mother and housewife who is so taken for granted, that her family leave her behind, forgetting her at a rest stop on a tour bus holiday.
Instead of going home, Rosealba defiantly sets out on a life-changing adventure to Venice.
The cast of eccentric and colourful characters she meets along the way is led by the wonderfully deadpan Bruno Ganz as Fernando, the Icelandic waiter. But back home her overbearing husband Fermo, hires a plumber to track her down in Venice.
Each character has their own poetic eccentricity, populating the film with a very lovable cast of oddballs.
Rosealba’s old life now seems dull and she relishes her second chance at really living.
Bread & Tulips is a treasured, adorable film that remains well-loved many years later.
WINNER
Best Film, Best Actress, Best Actor - David di Donatello Awards
WINNER
Best Director - Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
WINNER
Best Screenplay - Italian Golden Globes
I am not at the movies for lonely-hearts tips. I require the characters to be strange and wonderful, romantic and quirky, and above all, lovable.
Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes