Bread and Tulips was a big hit at the Donatello Film Awards - Italy's equivalent of the Oscar or Bafta. Like the popular Spanish movie Belle Epoque, this is not a serious or groundbreaking movie but has achieved worldwide for the same 'feel-good' factors that work in American films. I'm sure the ladies will love this.
I liked that it was based in Venice and I got to see images of that city that I've never seen before - totally unique settings. All the characters are likable except Rosalba's family. We have Rosalba, a Pescaran housewife with a husband and two sons who don't appreciate her sacrifices. We have Costantino, an unemployed plumber who moonlights as a private eye to find Rosalba in Venice on her selfish husbands instructions. The rest of the Venetian team is rounded out by an eccentric masseuse looking for Mr. Perfect, an suicidal Icelandic man looking for love and an aging florist who can be very rude to his customers.
Yes, there is nothing original in the plot. The characterizations are shallow and clichés abound. But this is a light, likable little movie with pleasant actors and an even more pleasant surrounding. Good for an evening then promptly forgotten.
I liked that it was based in Venice and I got to see images of that city that I've never seen before - totally unique settings. All the characters are likable except Rosalba's family. We have Rosalba, a Pescaran housewife with a husband and two sons who don't appreciate her sacrifices. We have Costantino, an unemployed plumber who moonlights as a private eye to find Rosalba in Venice on her selfish husbands instructions. The rest of the Venetian team is rounded out by an eccentric masseuse looking for Mr. Perfect, an suicidal Icelandic man looking for love and an aging florist who can be very rude to his customers.
Yes, there is nothing original in the plot. The characterizations are shallow and clichés abound. But this is a light, likable little movie with pleasant actors and an even more pleasant surrounding. Good for an evening then promptly forgotten.