Just wondering if anyone has seen this film and if so, how was it?

Beautiful romantic story with a good dose of stylish humor. Highly recommended. The R1 DVD is also rather well produced.

Pro-B

thanks Pro-B. I was at Rasputin Music in San Jose, Ca browsing the used DVD section and I came across this. The cover art caught my attention and it sounded pretty interesting. Is Bruno Ganz the guy that plays Hitler in Downfall? I just picked this movie up at Borders the other day but I haven't watched it yet.

Yes. You should also rent Agata e la tempesta (available through Film Movement) - another beautiful, similarly-themed film with Licia Maglietta.

Romance for the mature crowd

Pro-B

I agree with what Pro-B says.great movie.
And I own it too..

well I like romantic comedies but I don't know if I would call myself mature lol ohhhh wait, you mean porn don't you

lol Joey, you only have 7 foreign language films and I would have never expected that movie to be one of them. if it sounds like I'm putting your collection down, I'm not. You have 4 times as many foreign films as me hehe

and alot more than me overall as well!!

thanks for your comments. I think I will pick this up from amazon in the near future

I agree. A wonderful film all together. Very much in the same vein as Shirley Valentine.

Agata and the Storm aka Agata e la tempesta is more of the same, but not as good as Bread and Tulips.

However, I bought the dirt cheap Universe Laser Region 3 instead of the Region 1, which I found it rather pricey.

I'll add my endorsement as well! I really loved this movie, especially Bruno Ganz' performance.

well i did pick this up at Fry's today. Thanks again for the suggestions guys. I'm looking for Agatha and the Storm but I'm guessing it never had an R1 release...

It did. As I mentioned above, through Film Movement. It is flawed, but it is your only option if you do not with to import the properly converted Australian PAL disc.

Pro-B

oh that's right. I forgotted I can't even find the R1 on amazon but I'll check around a bit for it. Thanks again for suggesting it.

I was disappointed with this movie overall. It's a sweet story, and a great performance by the lead actress, but it moved along verrrrrrrrry slowly, and we didn't get to see much of Venice in it. So good movie, yes, but slow: and I've never been able to bring myself to watch it a second time.

well i haven't gotten around to watching it yet but I am looking forward to it. I'm going to probably pick up Agata e la tempesta from Rasputin Music or Best Buy