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The Way We Laughed (1998)

The Way We Laughed poster
Original title
Così ridevano
Directed by
Gianni Amelio
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two Sicilian brothers move to Turin. One brother works hard to help the other become a teacher. The younger brother struggles in school and then disappears.

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What happens

The Way We Laughed (Italian: Così ridevano) is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It tells the story of two Sicilian brothers, Giovanni and Pietro, who emigrate to the city of Turin. Giovanni works hard to help Pietro study to be a teacher, but Pietro does poorly. Then Pietro disappears. The film won the Golden Lion at the 55th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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