A Brief Vacation 1973 PG, 106 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Florinda Bolkan, Renato Salvatori, Daniel Quenaud, Jose Maria Prada, Adriana Asti, Teresa Gimpera, Anna Carena, Miranda Campa, Hugo Blanco, Angela Cardile
Clara (Florinda Bolkan) has her hands full trying to support her family–children, disabled husband, obnoxious brother-in-law, and senile mother–on the meager wages of a factory worker. Things take a turn for the better when she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and enters a sanatorium where her spirits and body are improved. Sadly, it's only a brief vacation before she must return to her former life.
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Divorce - Italian Style 1961 N/R, 104 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Pietro Germi Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro, Lando Buzzanca, Antonio Acqua, Angela Cardile, Bianca Castagnetta, Margherita Girelli
Divorce was illegal in Italy when Ferninando Cefalu (Marcello Mastroianni) tired of his wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), and fell in love with sexy Angela (Stefania Sandrelli). No problem; according to Ferdinando's reasoning, if he murders Rosalia while she is bedding another man, no court would put him away for long. Now, all he must do is find a lover for Rosalia. This film won the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay.
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