The Way We Laughed

The Way We Laughed

124 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 1998

Studying to become a teacher in 1950s Northern Italy, Sicilian immigrant Pietro is joined by his older brother Giovanni. While Giovanni is an illiterate worker, Pietro shows considerable promise in his field, prompting the elder sibling to take on even the toughest jobs in order to support his brother's academic pursuits.

The Way We Laughed

124 mins | Drama | Oct. 2, 1998

The Way We Laughed
Studying to become a teacher in 1950s Northern Italy, Sicilian immigrant Pietro is joined by his older brother Giovanni. While Giovanni is an illiterate worker, Pietro shows considerable promise in his field, prompting the elder sibling to take on even the toughest jobs in order to support his brother's academic pursuits.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Presidenza del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo
Original title Così ridevano
Directors Luigi Palmulli, Enzo Di Terlizzi, Lorella Chiapatti, Melissa Strizzi, Elisabetta Boni, Gianluca Greco, Lidia Biondi, Gianni Amelio
Writers Laura Pariani, Lillo Iacolino, Alberto Taraglio, Daniele Gaglianone, Gianni Amelio

Cast

Enrico Lo Verso

as Giovanni

Fabrizio Gifuni

as Pelaia

Calogero Caruana

as Amico di Giovanni

Roberto Marzo

as Amico di Giovanni

Davide Negro

as Amico di Giovanni

Giorgio Pittau

as Amico di Giovanni

Pasqualino Vona

as Amico di Giovanni

Peppe Zarbo

as Amico di Giovanni

Giuliano Spadaro

as Padre della famiglia foggiana

Patrizia Marino

as Sua moglie

Giuseppe Sangari

as Suo figlio

Francesca Monchiero

as Sua figlia

Salvatore Refano

as Vecchio siciliano

Giorgia Scuderi

as Assuntina

Michele Trigilia

as Cugino

Alessandro Bretti

as Cugino giovane

Claudio Contartese

as Rosario

Barbara Braga

as Ragazza del bar

Giovanni Leone

as Caporale sardo

Luigi Mauro

as Aiuto caporale

Edoardo Ciciriello

as Bidello napoletano

Aldo Rendina

as Maestro di ballo

Daniela Rubino

as Ballerina

Anda Cirelli

as Maîtresse

Rosaria Danzé

as Lucia

Vittorio Rondella

as Aiutante di Giovanni

Antonio Madaro

as Ragazzo leccese

Erika Doria

as Alessandra

Iolanda Donnini

as Signora Verusio

Massimo Greco

as Carmelo

Emanuele Aquino

as Ladro nel tram

Aldo Boarino

as Derubato

Paolo Sansalone

as Ragazzo nei bagni pubblici

Irene Vistarini

as Studentessa

Fabrizio Nicastro

as Studente

Renato Liprandi

as Bidello torinese

Domenico Ragusa

as Simone

Francesco Guzzo

as Disoccupato nel bar

Antonio Prestipino

as Professore dell'esame

Corrado Borsa

as Professore dell'esame

Paolo Sena

as Professor Rosini

Domenico Mungo

as Direttore della cooperativa

Valerio Contartese

as Disoccupato calabrese

Marco Testa

as Cantante nella festa

Mirella Ferrera

as Fidanzata

Dario Dogliani

as Fidanzato

Giuseppe D'Angelo

as Aiutante di Giovanni

Giannicola Resta

as Ragazzo ucciso

Pietro Paglietti

as Battista

Rosanna Rovere

as Madre

Nanni Tormen

as Cognato

Ileana Spalla

as Cognata

Gianluigi Marcone

as Nipote

Luisella Tamietto

as Sorella di Ada

Tiziana Catalano

as Sorella di Ada

Clara Droetto

as Zia