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The film stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown and Raf Vallone. It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her young daughter from the horrors of war. The story is fictional, but based on actual events of 1944 in Rome and rural Lazio, during the Marocchinate. [4]
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Two Women: Directed by Vittorio De Sica. With Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi. In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.
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- Drama, War
- Vittorio De Sica
- 1961-05-09
Two Women. During World War II, Italian widow Cesira (Sophia Loren) must leave Rome with her devout daughter when the city comes under attack by Allied forces. The pair flee to a small village...
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- Sophia Loren
- Vittorio De Sica
- Drama
Jean-paul Belmondo. Michele. Eleonora Brown. Rosetta. Raf Vallone. Giovanni. Renato Salvatori. Florindo. Photos & Videos. View All. 3 Photos. Film Details. Also Known As. La Ciociara. Genre. War. Adaptation. Drama. Foreign. Release Date. Jan 1961.
- Vittorio De Sica, Luisa Alessandri
- Sophia Loren
Summaries. In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war. 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.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper. Two Women, Italian film drama, released in 1961, that earned Sophia Loren an Academy Award for best actress—the first Oscar ever given for a performance in a foreign-language movie.
