The Way We Laughed
Drama
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1998
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Studying to become a teacher in 1950s Northern Italy, Sicilian immigrant Pietro is joined by his big brother Giovanni. Pietro shows considerable promise in his field, prompting illiterate Giovanni to take on even the toughest jobs in order to support his sibling's academic pursuits.
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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
124 min
Release date:
2 Oct 1998
Country:
IT
Languages:
Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 14 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
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To watch Gianni Amelio's luminous The Way We Laughed is to reconnect with Italian cinema in all its richness of emotion and command of expressive gesture.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug 2002
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A haunting, richly textured film that, like the Italian director's unforgettable Lamerica, dramatizes the plight of poverty on an epic scale.
– Damon Smith,
Boston Globe,
14 Jun 2002
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... a masterpiece about filial love and the horrors of poverty.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar 2002
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This is the kind of European film you rarely see anymore, with characters and circumstances that are easily debatable. Two viewers may never reach the same conclusion about the film.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb 2002
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The making of this picture is so sure that hope for Amelio, for his future, is almost forced on us.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
5 Dec 2001