Two Women (1960)

Original title

La ciociara

Directed by

Vittorio De Sica

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 580 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother and her young daughter flee war-torn Rome for the countryside, trying to stay safe. Their journey exposes them to danger and hardship.

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What happens

Two Women (Italian: La ciociara [la tʃoˈtʃaːra], rough literal translation "The Woman from Ciociaria") is a 1960 war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica from a screenplay he co-wrote with Cesare Zavattini, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown and Raf Vallone. It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her young daughter from the horrors of war. The story is fictional but based on actual events of 1944 in Rome and rural Lazio, during the Marocchinate. Loren's performance received critical acclaim, earning her the 1961 Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first Italian actress to win for Best Actress in an Italian-language film as well as the first individual to win for a foreign-language performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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