Two Women
Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!
Rating: 7.8 out of 10TMDB(589 votes)
Overview
A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Actress (1962) and the Silver nugget for the best foreign film (1961)
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Based on
Based on Two Women
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Setting
Set in Italy
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Music
Music by Armando Trovajoli
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gábor Pogány
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Cesare ZavattiniScreenplay
- Alberto MoraviaNovel
- Original title
- La ciociara
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 22, 1960
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, France
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Cast
Sophia LorenCesira
Eleonora BrownRosetta
Jean-Paul BelmondoMichele Di Libero
Raf ValloneGiovanni
Carlo NinchiFilippo, il padre di Michele
Andrea Checchiun fasciste
Pupella Maggioun fermier
Emma BaronMaria
Antonella Della PortaLa madre impazzita
Bruna Cealtiune évacuée
Luciano PigozziScimmione
Franco Balducciil tedesco nel pagliaio
Mario FreraPeppuccio
Curt Lowensufficiale tedesco batteria contraerea- Luciana Cortellesi
- Tony Calio
- Remo Galavotti
- Elsa Mancini
- Giuseppina Ruggeri
- Luigi Terribile
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