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Two Women (1960)

Original title: La ciociara

NR · 1960-12-22 · 1h 40m · IT
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Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.

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Vittorio De SicaDirector

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Sophia LorenSophia LorenCesiraJean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoMichele Di LiberoRaf ValloneRaf ValloneGiovanniEleonora BrownEleonora BrownRosettaCarlo NinchiCarlo NinchiFilippo, il padre di MicheleAndrea ChecchiAndrea Checchiun fascistePupella MaggioPupella Maggioun fermierEmma BaronEmma BaronMariaAntonella Della PortaAntonella Della PortaLa madre impazzitaBruna CealtiBruna Cealtiune évacuéeLuciano PigozziLuciano PigozziScimmioneFranco BalducciFranco Balducciil tedesco nel pagliaio

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World war iiRefugeeParent child relationshipItalyRapeSingle motherRome, italyWidowPeasantWartimeShopkeeperRemote villageYoung scholarBombed churchMoroccansReturn to birthplace

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Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Refugee · Parent Child RelationshipDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War Ii · WartimeDirector preference228189Actor preference26872 · 136175 · 91673

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What is Two Women about?

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.

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Two Women has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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