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The Way We Laughed

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Fabrizio Gifuni, Paolo Sena

Directed by

Gianni Amelio

The Way We Laughed

Genre

Film drama

Cast

Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Fabrizio Gifuni, Paolo Sena

Directed by

Gianni Amelio
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Where it was filmed 'The Way We Laughed'

In 1958 a group of immigrants from Southern Italy arrive in Turin, at Porta Nuova Station. In the scenes that follow, Turin appears grey and gloomy seen through the eyes of a family looking for their home: they walk through Piazza San Carlo, stopping at a building which is certainly not “their” place, the man commenting on the beauty of the columns in the atrium of Palazzo Paesana in via della Consolata “this must be where the boss of Turin lives”. The family continues on in search of their dwelling, passing by the “Duomo of Milan”, really the Mole Antonelliana, and resting on a bench in Piazza Carlo Emanuele II, beneath a statue of Camillo Benso di Cavour. A year later, one of them, Giovanni, is working at the Porta Palazzo market at night. Over the years, Giovanni manages to put some money aside by taking advantage of the misery of other immigrants like him, to provide his brother Pietro with a standard of living that enables him to study. However, Pietro is not the model of the perfect student: while on a tram, he takes a wallet that has been stolen by someone else, removes the money and throws the rest into the River Po. In Galleria Umberto I, Giovanni receives a letter and later Pietro will look for his brother here to tell him about passing his exam. In the most dramatic scene in the film, Pietro watches his brother meet a man in Palazzo Madama Cristina. The ending takes place in the station where the story began six years before.

Where it was filmed 'The Way We Laughed'

In 1958 a group of immigrants from Southern Italy arrive in Turin, at Porta Nuova Station. In the scenes that follow, Turin appears grey and gloomy seen through the eyes of a family looking for their home: they walk through Piazza San Carlo, stopping at a building which is certainly not “their” place, the man commenting on the beauty of the columns in the atrium of Palazzo Paesana in via della Consolata “this must be where the boss of Turin lives”. The family continues on in search of their dwelling, passing by the “Duomo of Milan”, really the Mole Antonelliana, and resting on a bench in Piazza Carlo Emanuele II, beneath a statue of Camillo Benso di Cavour. A year later, one of them, Giovanni, is working at the Porta Palazzo market at night. Over the years, Giovanni manages to put some money aside by taking advantage of the misery of other immigrants like him, to provide his brother Pietro with a standard of living that enables him to study. However, Pietro is not the model of the perfect student: while on a tram, he takes a wallet that has been stolen by someone else, removes the money and throws the rest into the River Po. In Galleria Umberto I, Giovanni receives a letter and later Pietro will look for his brother here to tell him about passing his exam. In the most dramatic scene in the film, Pietro watches his brother meet a man in Palazzo Madama Cristina. The ending takes place in the station where the story began six years before.

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Data sheet

Genre
Film drama
Directed by
Gianni Amelio
Cast
Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida, Fabrizio Gifuni, Paolo Sena
Country of production
Italy
Year
1998
Setting year
1958-1964
Production

Cecchi Gori Group

Awards
Venice Film Festival 1998: Leone d'oro to Gianni Amelio – Premio Osella to Luca Bigazzi
Plot

Six days, between 1958 and 1964, tell the story of the close bond between Giovanni and Pietro, brothers from Sicily who have emigrated to Turin. The elder brother, illiterate Giovanni, will do everything he can to ensure that Pietro gets his teaching diploma.

The locations

Mole Antonelliana – National Museum of Cinema
Region: Piemonte Type: Tower Territory: City, Lowland / plain
Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana – Torino
Region: Piemonte Type: Palazzo Territory: Historical centre, City
Piazza della Repubblica – Torino
Region: Piemonte Type: Square Territory: City
Piazza San Carlo – Torino
Region: Piemonte Type: Square Territory: Historical centre, City
Porta Nuova Station – Torino
Region: Piemonte Type: Station Territory: Historical centre, City

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