The Way We Laughed

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.

Directed byGianni Amelio

Written by

• Gianni Amelio
• Daniele Gaglianone
• Lillo Iacolino
• Alberto Taraglio

Starring

• Enrico Lo Verso
• Francesco Giuffrida

CinematographyLuca Bigazzi

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The Way We Laughed
Directed by	Gianni Amelio
Written by	Gianni Amelio Daniele Gaglianone Lillo Iacolino Alberto Taraglio
Starring	Enrico Lo Verso Francesco Giuffrida
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Music by	Franco Piersanti
Distributed by	Cecchi Gori Group (Italy) Summit Entertainment (International)
Release dates	10 September 1998 (1998-09-10) (Venice) 2 October 1998 (1998-10-02) (Italy) 21 November 2001 (2001-11-21) (U.S.)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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The film won the Golden Lion at the 55th Venice International Film Festival.