Italy / Jul 21, 1973 / Taormina Film Festival
For everyone who has had a private moment of love. Or wishes for one.
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Miranda Campa | Nurse Guidotti |
| Angela Cardile | The redhead |
| Anna Carena | The mother in law |
| Monica Guerritore | Maria |
| Maria Mizar | Nurse Garin |
| Alessandro Romanazzi | The son |
| Adriana Asti | Scanziani |
| Enrico Baroni | |
| Edda Conti | |
| Lia Giovannella | |
| Franca Mazzoni | |
| Giampaolo Rossi | |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | |
| Mario Garriba | |
| Gaetano Amoroso | |
| Christian De Sica | Mariani, Il Giovane In Treno (uncredited) |
| Francesco Rocciola |
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Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Una breve vacanza |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Spain, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Verona Produzione, Azor Films |
| Release date | 21 luglio 1973 |
| Production | Marina Cicogna, Arthur Cohn |
| Writer | Cesare Zavattini, Rodolfo Sonego, Rafael J. Salvia |
| Editing | Franco Arcalli, Marisa Letti |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri, Giulio Battiferri, Giuseppe Fornari |
| Assistant directors | Luisa Alessandri, Vittorio De Sica, Serena Canevari |
| Camera operators | Giulio Battiferri, Giuseppe Fornari, Ennio Guarnieri |
| Additional photography | Giulio Battiferri, Giuseppe Fornari, Ennio Guarnieri |
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| Production design | A. D'Angelo, Bruno Cesari, Adolfo Cofiño, Luigi Scaccianoce |
| Art direction | Adolfo Cofiño, Luigi Scaccianoce, A. D'Angelo, Bruno Cesari |
| Set decoration | A. D'Angelo, Bruno Cesari, Adolfo Cofiño, Luigi Scaccianoce |
| Music | Manuel De Sica, Roberto Arcangeli, Alberto Moretti, Fausto Ancillai, Alvaro Orsini |
| Sound | Manuel De Sica, Roberto Arcangeli, Alberto Moretti, Fausto Ancillai, Alvaro Orsini |
| Costume design | Nadia Vitali, Giulio Mastrantonio, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Alessandro Jacoponi |
| Makeup | Giulio Mastrantonio, Alessandro Jacoponi, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Nadia Vitali |
| Hairstyling | Giulio Mastrantonio, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Nadia Vitali, Alessandro Jacoponi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 09, 1975 / PG
Spain / Jun 02, 1975
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