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The Bread, My Sweet
The Bread, My Sweet

The Bread, My Sweet

In Italian a good man is a piece of bread.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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?

Others

Budget

$600000

Revenue

$1023156

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

21 April 2001

Country

United States of America

Cast

Scott Baio

Scott Baio

Dominic

Kristin Minter

Kristin Minter

Lucca

Rosemary Prinz

Rosemary Prinz

Bella

Shuler Hensley

Shuler Hensley

Pino

John Seitz

John Seitz

Massimo

Billy Mott

Billy Mott

Eddie

Adrienne Wehr

Adrienne Wehr

Tamela

Jennifer Martin

Jennifer Martin

Maude

Rose Bray

Rose Bray

Rose

John Bechtol

John Bechtol

Jeffrey

Jody O'Donnell

Jody O'Donnell

Preston

Marty Sheets

Marty Sheets

Liz

Nancy Bach

Nancy Bach

Second Doctor

John Amplas

John Amplas

Jimmy

Mary Harvey

Mary Harvey

Sister Grace

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