{"product_id":"a-brief-vacation","title":"A Brief Vacation","description":"Amazon.com\n\nFor 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\n\nProduct Description\n\nClara Is An Exhausted Factory Worker In Milan, Unappreciated Byher Demanding Family \u0026amp; Suffering From The Onset Of Tuberculosis.She'S Sent To A Sanitorium In The Italian Alps For Rest \u0026amp;Treatment, Where She Falls In Love With A Charming Frenchman Whopromises Everything She'S Denied By Her Selfish, Jealous Husband\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000CG8IB\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0000CG8IB.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Florinda Bolkan|Renato Salvatori|Hugo Blanco|Julia Peña|Teresa Gimpera|Angela Cardile|Daniel Quenaud|José María Prada|Anna Carena|Monica Guerritore|Maria Mizar|Miranda Campa|Vittorio De Sica|Arthur Cohn|Marina Cicogna|Ennio Guarnieri|Cesare Zavattini|Franco Arcalli|Rodolfo Sonego|Rafael J. Salvia\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41723880898618,"sku":"DBV.B0000CG8IB.G","price":19.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000CG8IB-0.jpg?v=1791254027","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-brief-vacation","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}