Time of Vacation
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| name =Time of Vacation
| image = Tempo di villeggiatura.jpg
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| director = Antonio Racioppi
| writer = Luigi Zampa
Luigi Magni
Willie Antuono
Paolo Frascà
Age & Scarpelli
| starring =
| music = Alessandro Cicognini
Xavier Cugat
| cinematography = Massimo Sallusti
| editing = Eraldo Da Roma
| producer =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1956}}
| runtime =
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
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File:Tempo di villeggiatura Abbe Lane Memmo.jpg, Abbe Lane and Memmo Carotenuto in film ]]
Time of Vacation ({{langx|it|Tempo di villeggiatura}}) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Antonio Racioppi, at his directorial debut.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|date=1991 |publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876055487}}
For this film Marisa Merlini won a Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actress.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|year=1998|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}
Plot
In 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
- 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
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0049832}}
Category:Commedia all'italiana
Category:Films with screenplays by Age & Scarpelli
Category:1956 directorial debut films
Category:Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
Category:Italian black-and-white films
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