A Brief Vacation
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| Una Breve Vacanza | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vittorio de Sica |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring | Florinda Bolkan Renato Salvatori Daniel Quenaud Hugo Blanco |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (US release) |
| Running time | 106 min |
| Language | Italian |
A Brief Vacation (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"). 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.
[edit] Selected cast
Florinda Bolkan … Clara
Renato Salvatori … Franco Mataro
Daniel Quenaud … Luigi
Adriana Asti … Scanziani
Hugo Blanco … Brother-in-law
Christian de Sica … Mariani
