The Way We Laughed

– Studying to become a teacher in Turin, Italy, Pietro is joined by his older brother, Giovanni, who h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
Così ridevano
The Way We Laughed (1998) - Also known as Così ridevano

Studying to become a teacher in Turin, Italy, Pietro is joined by his older brother, Giovanni, who has moved up from Sicily. While Giovanni is a worker with no schooling, Pietro shows considerable promise in academics, prompting the elder sibling to seek employment to support his brother's academic pursuits. Unfortunately, things don't go well for Giovanni and Pietro, and they face significant hardships as they try to improve their lives.

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Release Date:

02 Oct 1998

Language:

Italian, French, Latin

Director:

Gianni Amelio

Writer:

Gianni Amelio

Main Actors:

Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Fabrizio Gifuni, Calogero Caruana

Plot:

Turin at the end of the fifties: two brothers have emigrated there from Sicily and the older works very hard to let the younger study and free himself from poverty through culture. The boy ...

Awards:

9 wins & 14 nominations.

Production:

New Yorker Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
68%