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A Brief Vacation (1973)

For everyone who has had a private moment of love. Or wishes for one.

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Vittorio De Sica

Synopsis

Forced to support herself, her children, her physically incapacitated husband and her obtrusive brother and mother, a downtrodden working woman contracts tuberculosis. She is granted a brief vacation at a health spa, where a whole new world — and potential new life — is opened up to her.

Actors

Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan
Clara Mataro
Renato Salvatori
Renato Salvatori
Franco Mataro, the husband
Daniel Quenaud
Daniel Quenaud
Luigi, Clara's lover
José María Prada
José María Prada
Ciranni
Teresa Gimpera
Teresa Gimpera
Gina
Hugo Blanco
Hugo Blanco
The brother in law
Julia Peña
Julia Peña
Edvige
Miranda Campa
Miranda Campa
Nurse Guidotti
Angela Cardile
Angela Cardile
The redhead
Anna Carena
Anna Carena
The mother in law
Monica Guerritore
Monica Guerritore
Maria
Maria Mizar
Maria Mizar
Nurse Garin
Alessandro Romanazzi
Alessandro Romanazzi
The son
Adriana Asti
Adriana Asti
Scanziani
Enrico Baroni
Enrico Baroni
Edda Conti
Edda Conti
Lia Giovannella
Lia Giovannella
Franca Mazzoni
Franca Mazzoni
Giampaolo Rossi
Giampaolo Rossi
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Mario Garriba
Mario Garriba
Gaetano Amoroso
Gaetano Amoroso
Christian De Sica
Christian De Sica
Mariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited)
Francesco Rocciola
Francesco Rocciola
Vincenzo Rocciola
Vincenzo Rocciola

Crews

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Writer
Rafael J. Salvia
Rafael J. Salvia
Writer
Marina Cicogna
Marina Cicogna
Producer
Arthur Cohn
Arthur Cohn
Producer
Manuel De Sica
Manuel De Sica
Music
Ennio Guarnieri
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Franco Arcalli
Franco Arcalli
Editor
Luigi Scaccianoce
Luigi Scaccianoce
Art Direction
A. D'Angelo
A. D'Angelo
Set Decoration
Nadia Vitali
Nadia Vitali
Costume Design
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Alessandro Jacoponi
Alessandro Jacoponi
Makeup Artist
Giulio Mastrantonio
Giulio Mastrantonio
Makeup Artist
Serafín García Trueba
Serafín García Trueba
Production Manager
Michele Marsala
Michele Marsala
Production Supervisor
Fausto Pierannunzi
Fausto Pierannunzi
Production Manager
Claudio Vinale
Claudio Vinale
Production Manager
Luisa Alessandri
Luisa Alessandri
Assistant Director
Bruno Cesari
Bruno Cesari
Set Dresser
Adolfo Cofiño
Adolfo Cofiño
Art Direction
Fausto Ancillai
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Roberto Arcangeli
Roberto Arcangeli
Sound Effects Editor
Alberto Moretti
Alberto Moretti
Boom Operator
Alvaro Orsini
Alvaro Orsini
Sound
Giulio Battiferri
Giulio Battiferri
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Fornari
Giuseppe Fornari
Assistant Camera
Serena Canevari
Serena Canevari
Script Supervisor
Edoardo Romani
Edoardo Romani
Post-Production Manager
Rodolfo Sonego
Rodolfo Sonego
Story
Marisa Letti
Marisa Letti
Assistant Editor

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