Bread and Chocolate

1974 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,062 VOTES · DIR. Franco Brusati

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Overview

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?

Dialogue Timeline — 693 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:52 Come on, throw it!
00:08:49 We were too tired to even use any furniture.
00:12:11 Don't worry, I'll be right back.
00:17:38 Why do the foreigners dislike us Italians so much'?
00:22:29 Come on, I'll buy you a coffee.
00:24:56 Breaks your balls, but it's good music.
00:27:12 You're always so alone, so mysterious.
00:30:33 See if you recognize him.
00:34:51 I don't live alone.
00:38:59 I make great airplanes, if you have some scissors and paper.
00:43:21 Blame Italy, that forces us to emigrate.
00:46:59 Your family?
00:51:03 That's my wife, sir!
00:55:34 That's not a good enough reason.
01:03:28 You're not all that clear!
01:08:06 What got into you'? After all we've been through together?
01:12:19 Ah, life is hard...forward and back!
01:15:34 I could vomit every time I hear "sun" and "sea"!
01:18:48 We get up when the cock crows...
01:20:54 Maybe. But we couldn't make as good money.
01:25:33 But is that enough to make us alike'? Am I like you'?
01:40:35 You're to be across the frontier by midnight.
01:44:00 If the Pope picks them as his guards, they must have some qualities.
01:48:07 We're from Naples, paisan!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed693
Dialogue density6.3 lines / min
First line00:04:52
Final line01:48:07

Production Record

DirectorFranco Brusati
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,062