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Before he became the high priest of Italian erotica, Tinto Brass was a radical provocateur of the avant-garde. His 1971 film La Vacanza (The Vacation)

Brass, Redgrave, and Nero reportedly funded the low-budget 16mm production themselves after collaborating on the film Dropout (1970). The Vacation -La Vacanza- - Tinto Brass 1971 -S...

For Tinto Brass fans, it is essential viewing: the film where his political anger and his obsession with the naked body first collided. For Led Zeppelin completists, it is a window into Jimmy Page’s pre-occult, pre-stardom mystique. And for students of 1970s Italian cinema, it is a fascinating failure—a beautiful, sluggish, maddening attempt to make a movie about nothing, starring a rock god who refused to speak and an Oscar-winning actress who refused to smile. Before he became the high priest of Italian

: Critics often compare the film's atmosphere to the works of Luis Buñuel, blending folk-style music with bizarre, dreamlike scenarios. Key Production Details Tinto Brass For Led Zeppelin completists, it is a window