A Brief Vacation (Italian: Una breve vacanza) is a 1973 melodrama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.

The screenplay, written by Cesare Zavattini, was inspired by an Apollinaire adage ("Sickness is the vacation of the poor").

The film concerns a female factory worker from Calabria who falls ill on the job and is prescribed a stay at a mountain retreat.

The film addresses issues such as the health care system, labor conditions, spousal satisfaction, and class struggle.

[1] Florinda Bolkan won the inaugural Best Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her performance.