Bread and Tulips

Bread and Tulips (2000)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (62 reviews)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (5,483 ratings)

Silvio Soldino directs this gentle comedy about a housewife who temporarily flees from the grinding tedium of her household duties and drifts into a world of amicable weirdos. When Rosalba (Licia Maglietta) is accidentally forgotten by her tour bus at a roadside restaurant, she does not wait there… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Silvio Soldini, Doriana Leondeff
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 10, 2001 Limited
First Look Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Although Maglietta's appealing as Rosalba, cowriter and director Silvio Scoldini's movie is a little too shopworn and pokey to be more than a respectable European diversion.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    Leisurely paced and very easy to watch.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    It's almost as if Solidini ... figured that all he had to do was put a crowd of eccentric characters together and magic would occur.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    As for star Licia Maglietta, the appeal of the film is nearly all in her presence.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Um filme charmoso e cativante.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    A pleasant film. Not fabulous, but engaging and sweetly amusing, with some enjoyable oddball characters and cute plot twists. What holds the whole thing together well is a likeable, warm, centered performance my Licia Maglietta, whose manages to keep her role from becoming pathetic,… More

  • Cassie H


    A great and wonderful movie set in beautiful Venice. Licia Maglietta had incredible acting in this and would recommend this movie to anyone. :)

  • El Hombre I


    A light comedy about a woman regaining her sense of adventure and independence, the type of movie that leaves a happy feeling. The woman in question is Rosalba, an unappreciated housewife. She lives to serve her family, mistaking her lifestyle for happiness. While on vacation, she… More

  • Daniel P


    Beware this film if you make your own wine, because there may be no better movie to sit down in front of with a partner and a fresh bottle. The real trouble is that it's such a delight to watch, you could do it again and again and again. Without summarizing too much, Rosalba… More

  • Leigh R


    I like this movie. So wonderful.

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