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Two Women

Original title: La ciociara
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Sophia Loren in Two Women (1960)
DramaWar

In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.

  • Director
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Writers
    • Alberto Moravia
    • Cesare Zavattini
    • Vittorio De Sica
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Raf Vallone
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Writers
      • Alberto Moravia
      • Cesare Zavattini
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • Stars
      • Sophia Loren
      • Jean-Paul Belmondo
      • Raf Vallone
    • 66User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Cesira
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Michele Di Libero
    • (as Jean Paul Belmondo)
    Raf Vallone
    Raf Vallone
    • Giovanni
    Eleonora Brown
    Eleonora Brown
    • Rosetta
    Carlo Ninchi
    Carlo Ninchi
    • Filippo Di Libero
    Andrea Checchi
    Andrea Checchi
    • Un fascista
    Pupella Maggio
    Pupella Maggio
    • Una contadina
    Emma Baron
    Emma Baron
    • Maria
    Bruna Cealti
    • Una sfollata
    Antonella Della Porta
    Antonella Della Porta
    • La madre impazzita
    Mario Frera
    • Peppuccio
    Franco Balducci
    • Il tedesco nel pagliaio
    Luciana Cortellesi
    Curt Lowens
    Curt Lowens
    • Ufficiale tedesco batteria contraerea
    Tony Calio
      Remo Galavotti
      Elsa Mancini
      Giuseppina Ruggeri
      • Director
        • Vittorio De Sica
      • Writers
        • Alberto Moravia
        • Cesare Zavattini
        • Vittorio De Sica
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      • Trivia
        Sophia Loren claims that Director Vittorio De Sica, so caught up in the story, regularly cried on the set when filming particularly emotional scenes.
      • Goofs
        Near the beginning, Cesira and Rosetta choose to walk rather than wait aboard their stranded train. However, they set off in the opposite direction to the train's destination.
      • Quotes

        [subtitled version]

        English Soldier: There are lots of good things in Italy.

        Michele Di Libero: You don't know Italy.

        English Soldier: Oh, we know Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo.

        Michele Di Libero: They are dead.

      • Connections
        Edited into Al Centro del cinema (2015)
      • Soundtracks
        Vivere
        (uncredited)
        Written by Cesare A. Bixio
        Published by Bixio Censa

      User reviews66

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      8/10

      Another great performance by Sophia Loren

      Very bad print (even on DVD), but very good movie. A war film that focuses more on the people who suffer, instead of telling the story of those fighting the battle. It's also a movie about love, relationship, bonding between a woman and her daughter. Sophia Loren's performance is stellar. Belmondo is also very good. Young Eleonora Brown's performance gets better during the film. The last 30 minutes of the movie are poignant. It's heartbreaking to listen to Cesira apologize to Rosetta. Watch it.

      Seen at home, in Toronto, on February 19th, 2006.

      81/100 (***)
      • LeRoyMarko
      • Feb 18, 2006
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      • Release date
        • May 9, 1961 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • France
      • Languages
        • Italian
        • German
        • English
      • Also known as
        • ...und dennoch leben sie
      • Filming locations
        • Chiesa San Francesco d'Assisi, Fondi, Lazio, Italy(interiors: rape scene in the church)
      • Production companies
        • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
        • Cocinor
        • Les Films Marceau
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $14,062
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 41 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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