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Director:
Vittorio De Sica
Writers:
Rodolfo Sonego (story)
Cesare Zavattini (writer)
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Release Date:
9 February 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
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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Awards:
3 wins more
User Reviews:
Sad and beautiful. more (9 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
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
Edda Conti
Lia Giovannella
Franca Mazzoni
Giampaolo Rossi
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Mario Garriba
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gaetano Amoroso ... (uncredited)
Christian De Sica ... Mariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited)
Francesco Rocciola ... (uncredited)
Vincenzo Rocciola ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Vittorio De Sica 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Rafael J. Salvia  uncredited
Rodolfo Sonego  story
Cesare Zavattini  writer

Produced by
Marina Cicogna .... producer
Arthur Cohn .... producer
 
Original Music by
Manuel De Sica 
 
Cinematography by
Ennio Guarnieri 
 
Film Editing by
Franco Arcalli  (as Kim Arcalli)
 
Art Direction by
Luigi Scaccianoce 
 
Set Decoration by
A. D'Angelo (interior decorator)
 
Costume Design by
Nadia Vitali 
 
Makeup Department
Maria Teresa Corridoni .... hair stylist
Alessandro Jacoponi .... makeup artist (as Alessandro Iacoponi)
Giulio Mastrantonio .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Serafín García Trueba .... production manager: Spain (as Garcia Trueba)
Michele Marsala .... production supervisor
Fausto Pierannunzi .... production manager
Claudio Vinale .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luisa Alessandri .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Bruno Cesari .... set dresser
Adolfo Cofiño .... art director: Spain (as Adolfo Copino)
 
Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Roberto Arcangeli .... sound effects editor
Alberto Moretti .... boom operator
Alvaro Orsini .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Giulio Battiferri .... camera operator
Giuseppe Fornari .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elisabetta Lo Cascio .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Marisa Letti .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Serena Merlini .... script girl
Ermete Santini .... administrator
 

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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
Country:
Italy | Spain
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Company:
Verona Produzione more

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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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Carrie (1976) more
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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Sad and beautiful., 5 March 2005
10/10
Author: mdibner from Durham, NC

This is an amazingly beautiful film. The story of a woman of little means and a horrendous family life who learns much about the world in a sanatorium in the Italian alps. It gives her a brief vacation from a hard life. And understanding. And hope. Truly wonderful. Florinda Bolkan is a great actress ... emoting without emotion. This movie has many levels of plot and story rolled into a single, seemingly simple story. There are many levels of relationships in the movie. Of particular interest is the set of relationships formed between patients from the upper class, the 'paying' patients and those who are in the sanatorium paid for by the national health. The juxtapositions between have and have not, happy and sad, sick and healthy, doctor and patient, hardworking and lazy and many others form the basis of what we see as Clara's learning process and set of life dilemmas.

Hard to find but worth it. Belongs on the top 250 list....but not enough people have seen it to vote.

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