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Bread & Tulips (Pane e tulipani)
| Rating: | PG-13 (for brief language, some sensuality and drug references) |
| Genre: | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
| Release Date: | July 27, 2001 |
| Running time: | 114 minutes |
| Cast: | Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battiston, Marina Massironi, Antonio Catania |
| Director: | Silvio Soldini |
| Producer: | Daniele Maggioni |
| Writer: | Silvio Soldini, Doriana Leondeff |
| Distributor: | First Look Pictures |
Description: Bored with her life, dutiful housewife Rosalba takes a sudden opportunity for freedom when she's unexpectedly separated from everyone during a family vacation. After a tour bus leaves without her, her husband and children don't notice until it is too late. Virtually penniless, she finds a place to stay in a cheap, run-down hotel and makes friends with a waiter who serves her cold food. Deciding to stay, Rosalba finds work with an elderly florist, and moves in with the waiter. The beauty of Venice, together with her new-found freedom lead her to romance and self-discovery, while her husband hires an amateur detective to track her down.
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