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'La vacanza' ( Italian: 'The vacation') is a 1971 Italian drama film by Tinto Brass. It stars Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 1971 where it was awarded the 'Best Italian Film' prize. This was followed by a theatrical release in Italy on 5 April 1972. A year earlier, Brass, Redgrave and Nero had worked together on the romantic drama, 'Dropout'.

Plot



Immacolata (Redgrave) is a peasant girl and mistress of the count, but when he turns his attentions back to his wife he has Immacolata committed to a mental asylum. 'La Vacanza' is her one-month experimental leave from the institution. She is rejected by her family and subsequently finds new friends in the form of gypsies and an Englishman. But their happiness is blighted by criminal actions and a fight for freedom.[http://rjbuffalo.com/1971b-va.html La vacanza] Tinto Brass collection. Retrieved on 26 August 2010

Cast



*Vanessa Redgrave as Immacolata Meneghelli

*Franco Nero as Osiride

*Leopoldo Trieste as Judge

*Corin Redgrave as Gigi

*Countessa Veronica as Iside

*Germana Monteverdi Mercedes as The Countess

*Margarita Lozano as Ra

*Fany Sakantany as Alpi

*Pupo De Luca

*Attilio Corsini

*Osiride Pevarello as Olindo

References




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