A Brief Vacation

Amazon.com For anyone who's ever yearned for respite from a life of loveless drudgery--or just a break from the daily routine--A Brief Vacation offers a breath of fresh air. Having enjoyed latter-day success with frothy comedies and prestigious acclaim for The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Vittorio De Sica returned to his neorealist roots (at least partially) with this engaging study of Clara (Florinda Bolkan), an exhausted factory worker in Milan, unappreciated by her demanding family and suffering from the onset of tuberculosis. She's sent to a sanitorium in the Italian Alps for rest and treatment, where she's befriended by wealthy and working-class patients alike, and falls in love with a charming Frenchman (Daniel Quenaud) who promises everything she's denied by her selfish, jealous husband. "It's swoony romanticism from then on," wrote critic Pauline Kael, but A Brief Vacation--and especially Bolkan's marvelous performance, alternately weary and radiant--avoids blatant sentiment, favoring instead the richly emotional study of a woman who has earned the right to elusive happiness. In his final collaboration with the great Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, De Sica harkens back to the heartbreaking truthfulness of Umberto D., while suggesting just enough hope for a better life ahead. --Jeff Shannon Product Description Clara Is An Exhausted Factory Worker In Milan, Unappreciated Byher Demanding Family & Suffering From The Onset Of Tuberculosis.She'S Sent To A Sanitorium In The Italian Alps For Rest &Treatment, Where She Falls In Love With A Charming Frenchman Whopromises Everything She'S Denied By Her Selfish, Jealous Husband
ASIN: B0000CG8IB
VSKU: LFV.B0000CG8IB.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Florinda Bolkan|Renato Salvatori|Daniel Quenaud|Teresa Gimpera|Angela Cardile|Anna Carena|Hugo Blanco|Monica Guerritore|José María Prada|Miranda Campa|Julia Peña|Marina Cicogna|Vittorio De Sica|Franco Arcalli|Maria Mizar|Arthur Cohn|Cesare Zavattini|Rafael J. Salvia|Rodolfo Sonego|Ennio Guarnieri
Binding: Dvd
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Condition Notes: DVD Very Good - Case is in great condition. Comes with all artwork. Disc quality is near perfect. Guarantee in working condition. If applicable: Digital copy or ultraviolet codes may be expired or not included.