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Mood:
- SentimentalTouchingBittersweet
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Plot:
- ImmigrantsSingle ParentHuman NatureIdealismParents and ChildrenRich and PoorSiblings RelationsSocial Differences more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- 50s
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Place:
- ItalySicilySchool
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedPrestigious AwardsVenice Festival Winner
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Style:
- Episodic
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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The Way We Laughed, 1998
Italian
Italy
Profile of The Way We Laughed
The mood of The Way We Laughed is bittersweet, sentimental, and touching. The plot centers around the working class, immigrants, and being rich or poor. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, The Way We Laughed is episodic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The Way We Laughed takes place, at least partly, at a school. The setting is Sicily. It happens in the 1950s. The Way We Laughed is known for being a Venice Festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Way We Laughed
A working class illiterate, Giovanni (Enrico Lo Verso), takes in his younger brother Pietro (Francesco Giuffrida). Sicilians displaced in late 1950s Turin, Italy, they struggle to get by with Giovanni working odd jobs while he pressures Pietro to keep with his studies. An economic shift in Italy sends the two brothers along decidedly different paths. The moralistic Giovanni finds himself profiting from the boom through ill-gotten gains while the irresponsible Pietro sticks with his schooling and becomes a respected teacher. Their roles now completely reversed, Pietro proves himself a responsible adult by covering for the corrupt actions of his brother.
Writer-director Gianni Amelio (L'AMERICA) presents this six-part saga about the economic influence on family roles and values. Each part is titled with a one-word
theme such as "Blood" or "Money." These sections comprise one day in each of the story's six years, using subtleties of character and plot to relate the account of the two brothers. A work rich in emotion, THE WAY WE LAUGHED deftly weaves the tales of individuals, family, and a nation into one cohesive narrative.
Details
| Language: | Italian |
| Country: | Italy |
| Release date: | 21 November 2001 |
| Runtime: | 124 min |
Cast and Crew
as Giovanni
as Pietro
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Critics Reviews
TV Guide
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- by: Ken Fox
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Michael Wilmington
