Bakery in Brooklyn

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Bakery in Brooklyn
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Directed byGustavo Ron
Written byGustavo Ron
Francisco Zegers
Produced byAlison Anne Abrohams
Nicholas Owen Langholff
Michael Matzdorff
Starring
Cinematography Miguel P. Gilaberte
Edited byVicente Perez
Music by Lucio Godoy
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)(Italy)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Spain
LanguageEnglish

Bakery in Brooklyn is a 2016 American-Spanish romantic comedy film starring Aimee Teegarden and Krysta Rodriguez. [1] [2]

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Cast

Plot

Two cousins, raised as sisters, set out to save the family bakery. The owner, their aunt, dies suddenly and unexpectedly. A banker is trying to foreclose on bakery, but is prevented from doing so when it's declared a heritage site. The cousins succeed in saving the bakery.

(In a completely, seemingly unrelated side plot, an old couple tries to kill Daniella and Ian with poisoned tea.)

The movie ends with Vivien and Paul kissing by a tree in a square in Valencia.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 43% of seven critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.7/10. [3] Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail awarded the film half a star out of four. [4] John Hartl of The Seattle Times awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. [5]

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References

  1. Noh, David (19 January 2017). "Film Review: Bakery in Brooklyn". Film Journal International . Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Hertz, Leba (19 January 2017). "'Bakery in Brooklyn' offers a taste of fluff". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Bakery in Brooklyn (My Bakery in Brooklyn)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. Wheeler, Brad (20 January 2017). "Bakery in Brooklyn: A sickly-sweet and uninspired romantic comedy". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. Hartl, John (19 January 2017). "'Bakery in Brooklyn' review: Rom-com quickly goes stale". The Seattle Times . Retrieved 1 January 2018.