Focus: Funny Business
Pane e cioccolata (Bread and Chocolate)
Franco Brusati
1974 / ITA / 1h40 / Age: 12 (14)
Eldorado on a precarious contract
Nino, an Italian, emigrates to Switzerland, which he imagines to be a land of plenty where one can easily make a fortune. Once there, however, he discovers the harsh reality of a labour market that is ruthless towards foreign workers. Quirky, tender, socially conscious and carried by Nino Manfredi at the height of his art, Bread and Chocolate is in the purest tradition of Italian comedy.
Languages: Various
Subtitles: French
Starring: Nino Manfredi, Anna Karina & Paolo Turco
Funny Business
The VIFFF is dedicating its 2026 thematic focus to workplace comedies. From the Industrial Revolution to artificial intelligence, via the rise of office-based employment, the world of work has been constantly changing — with its dreams of progress as well as its disillusionments.
Combining satire of capitalism with a critique of power dynamics, this selection humorously explores the absurdities of our everyday working lives.