The Bread, My Sweet

– Dominic works round the clock: nights making biscotti for his family's bakery in a working-class Ita..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
The Bread, My Sweet (2001)

Dominic works round the clock: nights making biscotti for his family's bakery in a working-class Italian neighborhood in Pittsburgh, then days downtown where he's a specialist in firing people at a company that negotiates mergers. He's thrown for a loop with he learns that Bella, an elderly neighbor who's his family's closest friend, has but a few months to live. All her life, she's saved money in coffee cans for her daughter, Lucca's, wedding, but Lucca is off in foreign lands, initially as a Peace Corps volunteer, and doesn't need a man. Dominic vows to bring Lucca home and convince her to marry him to fulfill Bella's most fervent wish. What will Lucca say?

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Bread, My Sweet (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Feb 2001

Language:

English, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Melissa Martin

Writer:

Melissa Martin

Main Actors:

Scott Baio, John Seitz, Kim Martin, Zachary Mott

Plot:

Dominic works round the clock: nights making biscotti for his family's bakery in a working-class Italian neighborhood in Pittsburgh, then days downtown where he's a specialist in firing people at a company that negotiates mergers. He's thrown for a loop with he learns that Bella, an elderly neighbor who's his family's closest friend, has but a few months to live. All her life, she's saved money in coffee cans for her daughter, Lucca's, wedding, but Lucca is off in foreign lands, initially as a Peace Corps volunteer, and doesn't need a man. Dominic vows to bring Lucca home and convince her to marry him to fulfill Bella's most fervent wish. What will Lucca say?

Awards:

5 wins.

Production:

Screen Media

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
Metacritic:
54%