Bread and Chocolate

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Summary: A Great Film
Review: This is one of my favorite films because it is multi-layered and rich. It makes me laugh, it fills me with sadness and it makes me think. An exquisite comedy, full of historical, social and philosophical implications, it is characterized by creative directing, wonderful acting, engaging cinematography and a great script. Buy it!

Rating:
Summary: A memorable movie
Review: This was my favorite movie when I was studying film in college. It is certainly a comedy, but one that has remained with me almost 25 years now. I recall the "chicken-coop" scene every few months, and begin going thru the emotion and questioning that I experienced when watching so long ago. Although the film moneymen had wanted a simple slapstick comedy, the director fooled them and created a movie of depth behind the laughs. This created bad feelings and I believe there were lawsuits and the film was shelved for a time, despite winning awards. The movie is very funny but it's like a tootsie-pop...the candy is great but the chewy middle makes it special.

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Summary: Lousy Copy
Review: While the movie is delightful, this DVD should have been condemned. The titles are unreadable 30 to 40% of the time. What slappdash work on a good movie. The producers should be ashamed.