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Release Date:
9 February 1975 (USA) more
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A women lives a miserable life in the basement of her Milan apartment, with her boring inlaws and three children (boys)... more | add synopsis
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3 wins more
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one of the best movies ever made more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Florinda Bolkan ... Clara Mataro
Renato Salvatori ... Franco Mataro, the husband
Daniel Quenaud ... Luigi, Clara's lover
José María Prada ... Dr. Ciranni
Teresa Gimpera ... Gina
Hugo Blanco ... Brother-in-law
Julia Peña ... Edvige
Miranda Campa ... Nurse Guidotti
Angela Cardile ... La Rossa, the redhead
Anna Carena ... Mother-in-law
Monica Guerritore ... Maria
Maria Mizar ... Nurse Garin
Alessandro Romanazzi ... Son
Adriana Asti ... Scanziani
Enrico Baroni
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Brief Vacation (USA)
Amargo despertar (Spain)
Las vacaciones
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Runtime:
112 min | Spain:100 min
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According to producer Arthur Cohn, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren and Jane Fonda all wanted to play the role of Clara Mataro which ultimately went to Florinda Bolkan. more
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Referenced in Carrie (1976) more
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
one of the best movies ever made, 20 December 2005
10/10
Author: wedraughon from United States

This is the story of a woman given a respite from her grim life as a devoted wife and mother. She takes her illness in stride and goes off to the mountains to a sanatorium for a cure. While there, she meets people she would never have met otherwise and has time to experience a life other than one of drudgery and selfless devotion. She is even given a chance of escape/salvation. Will she take it? Ah, but that would be a spoiler!

This superb movie shows that realism can be moving and gripping. This woman's plight, her decency and her quiet heroism make for one of the best motion pictures ever made. If it could be released on video or DVD, I'm sure it would do well. Let's hope the owner of the rights to this movie soon figures this out.

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