Una breve vacanza
Clara, diagnosed with tuberculosis, is treated in a sanatorium in the Alps where she can finally take a break from her miserable life.
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"A Brief Vacation is a quiet Italian drama from 1973, directed by Vittorio De Sica who was acclaimed for The Bicycle Thief a quarter century earlier. Florinda Bolkan plays a female factory worker in Milan whose husband's employment has been sidelined for the time being by injury. Thus she is the breadwinner for a family that includes children, a mother-in-law, and a brother-in-law. She already is close to collapse from the wear and tear of her job, and the fatigue of the train commutes to and from it. Family members prove extremely selfish, increasing the stress and burden. But she has a..."
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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.
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Clara, diagnosed with tuberculosis, is treated in a sanatorium in the Alps where she can finally take a break from her miserable life.