A Brief Vacation
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| Directed by | Vittorio de Sica |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
| Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring |
Florinda Bolkan Renato Salvatori Daniel Quenaud Hugo Blanco |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Franco Arcalli |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (US) |
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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").
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.
Selected cast
- Florinda Bolkan … Clara
- Renato Salvatori … Franco Mataro
- Daniel Quenaud … Luigi
- Adriana Asti … Scanziani
- Hugo Blanco … Brother-in-law
- Christian De Sica … Mariani
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