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Bread, Love and Dreams poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.8 / 100
1953·Comedy / Romance·1h 30m

BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS

“...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".

Above the Line
Luigi Comencini·DirectorLuigi Comencini·ScreenplayEttore Maria Margadonna·ScreenplayArturo Gallea·Director of PhotographyAlessandro Cicognini·Original Music ComposerMario Serandrei·Editor
Cast
Vittorio De Sica·Maresciallo CarotenutoGina Lollobrigida·La BersaglieraMarisa Merlini·AnnarellaTina Pica·CaramellaMaria Pia Casilio·PaolettaMemmo Carotenuto·Carabiniere BaiocchiRoberto Risso·Carabiniere StellutiVirgilio Riento·Don EmidioVittoria Crispo·Madre della BersaglieraGuglielmo Barnabò·Il sindaco
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 3
Luigi Comencini·DirectorLuisa Alessandri·First Assistant DirectorFranco Montemurro·First Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Ettore Maria Margadonna·StoryLuigi Comencini·StoryLuigi Comencini·ScreenplayEttore Maria Margadonna·ScreenplayEttore Maria Margadonna·Dialogue
Camera· 3
Arturo Gallea·Director of PhotographyArmando Nannuzzi·Camera OperatorClaudio Cirillo·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Mario Serandrei·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Alessandro Cicognini·Original Music ComposerUgo Giacomozzi·ConductorPaolo Ketoff·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Gastone Medin·Production DesignUmberto De Martino·Makeup ArtistUgo Pericoli·Set Decoration
Production· 5
Goffredo Lombardo·ProducerMarcello Girosi·Executive ProducerSergio Banti·Unit ManagerRoberto Moretti·Unit ManagerNino Misiano·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Liliana Celli·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
74.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Bread, Love and Dreams's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“The poster features a large, framed image of a woman with curly hair looking to her right, rendered in a pinkish-purple monochrome. Below this, a man in a milit”

romancedrama
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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