A Brief Vacation

A Brief Vacation
A Brief Vacation
	Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Una breve vacanza
Directed by	Vittorio De Sica
Screenplay by	Cesare Zavattini
Story by	Rodolfo Sonego
Produced by	Arthur Cohn
Starring	Florinda Bolkan; Renato Salvatori; Daniel Quenaud; José María Prada; Adriana Asti;
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Edited by	Franco Arcalli
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Production; companies	Verona Produzione; Azor Films;
Distributed by	Cinema International Corporation
Release dates	21 July 1973 (Taormina); 7 September 1973 (Italy); 2 June 1975 (Spain);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Italy; Spain;
Language	Italian

A Brief Vacation (Italian: Una breve vacanza) is a 1973 melodrama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay was written by Cesare Zavattini, was inspired by an Apollinaire adage ("Sickness is the vacation of the poor"). The film addresses issues such as the health care system, labor conditions, spousal satisfaction, and class struggle.

Plot

A female factory worker from Calabria 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.

Cast

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

Production

Principal cinematography started in Milan on November 1972.^[1]

Critical reception

The New York Times said in its review, "The director's personal warmth is unwavering throughout, and the film makes an honorable ending to his career."^[2]

The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review.^[3]

Florinda Bolkan won the inaugural Best Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance.^[4]

References

↑ Autera, Leonardo (13 October 1972). "Tre big in primo piano". Corriere della Sera. p. 13.
↑ Sayre, Nora (February 10, 1975). "Una Breve Vacanza (1973)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
↑ "1975 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
↑ "Awards for 1975 - LAFCA".

External links

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[1] Autera, Leonardo (13 October 1972). "Tre big in primo piano". Corriere della Sera. p. 13.

[N-2] Sayre, Nora (February 10, 1975). "Una Breve Vacanza (1973)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

[NBRMP-3] "1975 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[4] "Awards for 1975 - LAFCA".

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