A Brief Vacation (1973)

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112 min - Drama | Romance - 9 February 1975 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 422 users
Reviews: 9 user | 7 critic

A women lives a miserable life in the basement of her Milan apartment, with her boring inlaws and three children (boys)... See full summary »

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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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Storyline

A women lives a miserable life in the basement of her Milan apartment, with her boring inlaws and three children (boys). Her husband has been injured. Her bleak life takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and has to go to a sanatorium in the Italian Alps. At the medical clinic in Milan she meets young mechanic with the similar health problems. At the sanatorium she meets again the same man and they start a passionate love affair. All good things must come to an end. When she is cured, she has to return to that rathole from which she only briefly emerged. Written by marty gottlieb <anangke@erols.com>, prokurator@gmail.com

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Drama | Romance

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Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

9 February 1975 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ein kurzer Urlaub See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 14,087,243 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Verona Produzione, Azor Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min | Spain: 100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

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Trivia

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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Carrie (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stay"
Music by Manuel De Sica
Lyrics by Gene Lees
Sung by Christian De Sica See more »

A Brief Vacation (1973)
Una breve vacanza (original title)

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