The Way We Laughed (Italian: Così ridevano) is a 1998 Italian 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 Way We Laughed
Directed byGianni Amelio
Written by
Starring
CinematographyLuca Bigazzi
Music byFranco Piersanti
Distributed by
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
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

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

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