A Brief Vacation
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
| Starring | Florinda Bolkan Renato Salvatori Daniel Quenaud Hugo Blanco |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Franco Arcalli |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
A Brief Vacation (Italian: Una breve vacanza) is a 1973 Italian melodrama directed by Vittorio De Sica. The script, written by Cesare Zavattini, was inspired by an Apollinaire adage ("Sickness is the vacation of the poor").
Plot synopsis
The film concerns a female factory worker from Calabria who falls ill on the job and is prescribed a stay at a mountain retreat. She goes despite her husband's wishes, leaving behind her thankless work shift and her frustrating in-laws, but also her three children. The film addresses issues such as the health care system, labor conditions, spousal satisfaction, and class struggle.
Cast
- Florinda Bolkan - Clara Mataro
- Renato Salvatori - Franco Mataro, the husband
- Daniel Quenaud - Luigi, Clara's lover
- José María Prada - Dr. Ciranni
- Teresa Gimpera - Gina
- Hugo Blanco - Brother-in-law
- Julia Peña - Edvige
- Miranda Campa - Nurse Guidotti
- Angela Cardile - La Rossa, the redhead
- Anna Carena - Mother-in-law
- Monica Guerritore - Maria
- Maria Mizar - Nurse Garin
- Alessandro Romanazzi - Son
- Adriana Asti - Scanziani
- Christian De Sica - Mariani
Critical reception
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review.[1]
References
- ^ "1975 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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