Pane, amore e fantasia
...the stuff great entertainment is made of!
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".
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) is a romance and comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, released on December 22, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini and Tina Pica. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 184 ratings.
Vittorio De Sica
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
Gina Lollobrigida
as La Bersagliera
Marisa Merlini
as Annarella
Tina Pica
as Caramella
Maria Pia Casilio
as Paoletta
Memmo Carotenuto
as Carabiniere Baiocchi
Roberto Risso
as Carabiniere Stelluti
Virgilio Riento
as Don Emidio
Vittoria Crispo
as Madre della Bersagliera
Guglielmo Barnabò
as Il sindaco
Gigi Reder
as Ricuccio
Mario Meniconi
as Matteo
Directed by Luigi Comencini, written by Ettore Maria Margadonna, Luigi Comencini and Ettore Maria Margadonna, produced by Goffredo Lombardo.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 184 ratings.
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…
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Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) includes Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini, Tina Pica and Maria Pia Casilio. The film was directed by Luigi Comencini. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bread, Love and Dreams was released on December 22, 1953 and runs for 1h 27m.
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 184 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy romance and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
