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A Brief Vacation (Italian: Una breve vacanza) is a 1973 melodrama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay, written by Cesare Zavattini, was inspired by an Apollinaire adage ("Sickness is the vacation of the poor").
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| Italian | Una breve vacanza |
| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
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| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Franco Arcalli |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica |
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| Distributed by | Cinema International Corporation |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
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.
- Florinda Bolkan as Clara Mataro
- Renato Salvatori as Franco Mataro, the husband
- Daniel Quenaud as Luigi, Clara's lover
- José María Prada as Dr. Ciranni
- Teresa Gimpera as Gina
- Hugo Blanco as brother-in-law
- Julia Peña as Edvige
- Miranda Campa as Nurse Guidotti
- Angela Cardile as the redhead
- Anna Carena as mother-in-law
- Monica Guerritore as Maria
- Maria Mizar as Nurse Garin
- Alessandro Romanazzi as son
- Adriana Asti as Scanziani
- Christian De Sica as Mariani
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review.[1]
Florinda Bolkan won the inaugural Best Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance.[2]
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