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Two Women

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Original title

La ciociara

Year

1960

Running time

100 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Screenwriter

Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica. Novel: Alberto Moravia

Cast

Music

Armando Trovajoli

Cinematography

Gábor Pogány (B&W)

Producer

Co-production Italy-France;

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Genre

Drama | Melodrama. II World War. 1940s

Movie Groups

Alberto Moravia Adaptations

Synopsis

Cesira is a beautiful widow and a successful grocery store owner in Rome. WWII is raging, and she fears for her beloved daughter, 13-year-old Rosetta, amid the daily bombings. They travel to the village where Cesira was born, where Cesira believes they will be safer. There, they are happy even as food dwindles. A young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira, who is too consumed with the well-being of her daughter and their survival to return his timid advances. As the allies advance, Cesira decides to return to Rome - and encounter the horrors of war at last.

Rankings Position

#37 Best Italian Movies of all time
#41 Best Movies and TV Series about the Second World War

Awards: 1961: Oscar: Best Actress (Sophia Loren)

1961: Golden Globe: Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film

1961: BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress (Sophia Loren)

1961: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress (Sophia Loren)

1961: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Sophia Loren). 2 Nominations

1961: National Board of Review: Top Best Foreign Films

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31 My Favorite Italian Movies (57)

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Two Women

1960

Vittorio De Sica

7.6

(4,410)