Time of Vacation (Italian: Tempo di villeggiatura) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Antonio Racioppi, at his directorial debut.[1]
| Time of Vacation | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Racioppi |
| Written by | Luigi Zampa Luigi Magni Willie Antuono Paolo Frascà Age & Scarpelli |
| Cinematography | Massimo Sallusti |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini Xavier Cugat |
For this film Marisa Merlini won a Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actress.[2]
Plot
editIn a hotel in Corniolo, a small village on the outskirts of the city of Rome that has become a tourist resort, the many stories of various people are interwoven. An accountant courts a young lady, pretending to be shy. An aspiring actor asks the waitresses for help to survive. A driver falls in love with a former dancer causing his girlfriend to react. A medical student is ashamed of his father, an honest head waiter.
Cast
edit- Vittorio De Sica: Il ragionier Aristide Rossi
- Giovanna Ralli: Lella, la fidanzata
- Memmo Carotenuto: Alfredo, il capo cameriere
- Nino Manfredi: Carletto, l'attore
- Marisa Merlini: La signorina Margherita Pozzi
- Maurizio Arena: Checco, l'autista
- Bella Visconti: Silvana
- Gabriele Tinti: Luciano, lo studente
- Dina Perbellini: La signora Adele
- Virgilio Riento: Il frate Serafino
- Gildo Bocci: Lo zio Santino
- Abbe Lane: Dolores, l'ex ballerina
- Edoardo Toniolo: Il signore che protesta e insulta
- Antonio Acqua: Il direttore dell'hotel
- Roberto Bruni: Fabrizio
- Ciccio Barbi: L'ispettore di produzione
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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