Two Women
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Written by | Alberto Moravia (novel) Vittorio De Sica Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring | Sophia Loren Jean-Paul Belmondo Eleonora Brown Carlo Ninchi |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1960 (Italy) |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | Italian/German |
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Two Women (Original title: La Ciociara, literally translated as "The Woman from Ciociaria") is a 1960 Italian language film which tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. The film stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi and was directed by Vittorio De Sica.
The film was adapted by De Sica and Cesare Zavattini from a novel of the same name written by Alberto Moravia.
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[edit] Synopsis
The story centers on a mother, Cesira (Loren), a widowed Roman shopkeeper, and Rosetta (Brown), her devoutly religious teenage daughter, during World War II. Upon the impending German invasion of Rome, Cesira and her daughter flee south to her native province of Ciociaria, a poor, mountainous region of Italy.
There, Cesira attracts the attention of a young local intellectual, Michele (Belmondo). However, Michele is soon taken prisoner by a company of German soldiers, who hope to use him as a guide to the mountainous terrain. He is never heard from again.
For months, the two women await the arrival of the Allied forces. But the arrival of the liberation army brings unexpected tragedy. On their way home, the pair are raped by Goumiers (Moroccan allied soldiers) serving in the French Army, and the daughter suffers a nervous breakdown.
[edit] Awards
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Sophia Loren). It was the first time an actress won an acting award for a non-English speaking role.
[edit] Remakes
La Ciociara was remade for television in 1988. It was adapted by Diana Gould, Lidia Ravera, Dino Risi and Bernardino Zapponi. It was directed by Risi and starred Loren, Robert Loggia, Leonardo Ferrantini, Dario Ghirardi and Sydney Penny.
[edit] External links
- Two Women at the Internet Movie Database
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