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Two Women (1960) [NR]

Featuring:
Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone

Written by:
Alberto Moravia
Cesare Zavattini
Vittorio De Sica

Directed by:
Vittorio De Sica


Release Date:
December 22, 1960

Original Title:
La ciociara

Alternate Titles:
La Ciociara : la Paysanne aux pieds nus
La Paysanne aux pieds nus
The Woman from Ciociara
Två kvinnor
Two Women
两个女人
战地两女性

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
C. C. Champion
Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)
Titanus

Production Countries:
France | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16  CA: 14A  DE: 16  FR: U  IT: T  KR: 15  NL: 16  US: NR 

Runtime: 100

Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

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. They travel to the village where Cesira was born, where Cesira believes they will be safer. There, they are happy even as food dwindles. A young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira, who is too consumed with the well-being of her daughter and their survival to return his timid advances. As the allies advance, Cesira decides to return to Rome - and encounter the horrors of war at last.

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Rankings and Honors

Two Women (1960) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Awards Won: Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 3 nominations total

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Production

Administration:
Mario Bianchi

Assistant Costume Designer:
Giulia Mafai

Assistant Set Decoration:
Emilio D'Andria

Camera Operator:
Mario Capriotti

Costume Design:
Elio Costanzi

Director:
Vittorio De Sica

Director of Photography:
Gábor Pogány

Editor:
Adriana Novelli

First Assistant Director:
Luisa Alessandri

Hairstylist:
Maria Angelini

Line Producer:
Jone Tuzi

Makeup Artist:
Giuseppe Annunziata

Novel:
Alberto Moravia

Original Music Composer:
Armando Trovajoli

Producer:
Carlo Ponti

Production Design:
Gastone Medin

Production Secretary:
Alfredo Melidoni

Screenplay:
Cesare Zavattini

Script Supervisor:
Ines Bruschi

Second Assistant Director:
Checco Rissone
Giovanni Fago

Set Decoration:
Elio Costanzi

Sound:
Giovanni Rossi

Special Effects:
Serse Urbisaglia
Joseph Nathanson

Special Sound Effects:
Philippe Arthuys

Still Photographer:
Pierluigi Praturlon

Unit Manager:
Lucio Bompani
Gianni Cecchin

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