Two Women (1960)
Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!
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.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Genre: Drama, War
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: December 22, 1960
Cast
- Sophia Loren - Cesira
- Jean-Paul Belmondo - Michele Di Libero
- Raf Vallone - Giovanni
- Eleonora Brown - Rosetta
- Carlo Ninchi - Filippo, il padre di Michele
- Andrea Checchi - un fasciste
- Pupella Maggio - un fermier
- Emma Baron - Maria
- Antonella Della Porta - La madre impazzita
- Bruna Cealti - une évacuée
Screenplay
- Cesare Zavattini (Screenplay)
- Alberto Moravia (Novel)
Music: Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography: Gábor Pogány
Editing: Adriana Novelli
Production: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), C. C. Champion, Les Films Marceau-Cocinor, Titanus
Country: France, Italy
Language: Deutsch, Italiano
Original Language: it
Themes
Widowhood and Coping with Loss, The Horror of War and Humanity
Keywords
rape, rome, italy, parent child relationship, italy, widow, refugee, peasant, world war ii, wartime, single mother, shopkeeper, remote village, young scholar, bombed church, moroccans
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Two Women about?
- 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.
- Who directed Two Women?
- Two Women was directed by Vittorio De Sica.
- Who stars in Two Women?
- Two Women stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi, Andrea Checchi.
- How long is Two Women?
- Two Women has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Two Women?
- Two Women is a Drama, War film.
- Where was Two Women produced?
- Two Women was produced in France, Italy.
- What are the themes of Two Women?
- The themes of Two Women include: Widowhood and Coping with Loss, The Horror of War and Humanity.