"Bread and Tulips" (2000) 
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| Plot: | Italy's magical fantasy of midlife crisis and rebirth in Venice, the city of lovers, swept the Italian film awards and charmed all of Europe. Director Silvio Soldini turns the tourist mecca of piazzas, canals, and stone bridges into a quaint little village out of time and fills the film with the charm of the city and the gentle quirks of his delightful cast. Licia Maglietta is winning as Rosalba, the frustrated and ignored middle-aged mom who impulsively takes a vacation from her family. She hitchhikes to Venice and falls for lonely, suicidal Icelandic waiter-poet Bruno Ganz (whose soulful, sad eyes recall his fallen angel from Wings of Desire), blossoming as she rediscovers her smile and joy for life. Sweetly sexy and beautifully shot, this story of second chances may not be original or surprising (think Shirley Valentine), but it's no less lovely or enchanting for it. --Sean Axmaker From The New Yorker Left behind by a tour bus, a bored Italian housewife (Licia Maglietta) refuses to go home to her selfish family and instead takes off for Venice, where she meets a variety of charming eccentrics, including a doleful, courtly waiter from Iceland (Bruno Ganz), who makes ponderous remarks and recites epic poetry. Whimsical and, except for Maglietta's lovely performance, unremarkable. Directed by Silvio Soldini. In Italian. -David Denby Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker |
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