Pane, amore e fantasia

1953 [ITALIAN]

Action / Comedy / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2584 2.6K

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Plot summary

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

Director

Luigi Comencini Photo
Luigi Comencini

Top cast

Alfredo Rizzo Photo
Alfredo Rizzo as Brigadiere Squinzi
Vittorio De Sica Photo
Vittorio De Sica as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Roberto Risso Photo
Roberto Risso as Carabiniere Stelluti
Guglielmo Barnabò Photo
Guglielmo Barnabò as Il sindaco
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Italian 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 30 min
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1.51 GB
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Italian 2.0
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Subtitles it  cz  dk  de  gr  us  es  fi  fr  hr  hu  no  nl  pl  pt  ro  ru  sv  tr  
24 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

With a grandeur typical of much of the

With a grandeur typical of much of the rest of this light-hearted romance, the new police chief "Antonio" (Vittorio De Sica) arrives at his new, rural, command on the bus. He has hardly hung up his hat before he takes a bit of a shine to "Bersagliera" (Gina Lollobrigida) who's nickname "Frisky" clearly demonstrates how totally unsuitable any relationship between the two might be. Anyway, she has her eyes on his dashing young sergeant (Roberto Risso). His life is further complicated when the local midwife "Annarella" (Marisa Merlini) begins to fall in love with him, unaware that she has a few secrets of her own that might compromise everything. It's quite difficult to précis the plot without making it look like a predictable soap-style love triangle, but the characterisations here and the quick-fired dialogue pack quite a lot into ninety minutes with Lollobrigida at her most natural in front of the camera. Except, that is, when they are on the bikes in front of what is clearly a moving background of somewhere completely different! There's plenty of chemistry here, some fun and the practically minded "Frisky" seems ultimately more bothered about her mule than either of her men. It's a film that slightly exaggerates normal village life, and at times is just a wee bit contrived, but it's still entertaining to watch.
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Reviewed by arthur_tafero 8 / 10

Unheralded Little Italian Gem - Bread Love and Dreams

I watched this film with a bit of sadness. There will never be another set of Italian films that boast of the passion, truth, and joy of the neorealism period of Italian cinema. Not just a few films, but several dozen of them one after another, year in and year out until the mid-1970s. The combination of DeSica and Lollobrigida guaranteed this film would be a smash hit; and it was. What a delightful little film about everyday life in a small village, where a secret lasts about as long as a fresh loaf of bread. Do yourself a favor; watch this one with somebody you care for.

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