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Two Women

Two Women

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

19607.81h 40m

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.

Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Written by Cesare Zavattini, Alberto Moravia
Produced by Carlo Ponti
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Top Cast

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Cesira

Eleonora Brown

Eleonora Brown

Rosetta

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michele Di Libero

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Giovanni

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo Ninchi

Filippo, il padre di Michele

Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi

un fasciste

Pupella Maggio

Pupella Maggio

un fermier

Emma Baron

Emma Baron

Maria

Antonella Della Porta

Antonella Della Porta

La madre impazzita

Bruna Cealti

Bruna Cealti

une évacuée

Themes & Keywords

raperome, italyparent child relationshipitalywidowrefugeepeasantworld war iiwartimesingle mothershopkeeperremote villageyoung scholarbombed churchmoroccansreturn to birthplace

About Two Women

Two Women is a drama, war film released in 1960 exploring themes of rape, rome, italy, parent child relationship, italy, widow, refugee. Directed by Vittorio De Sica, it stars Sophia Loren, Eleonora Brown, Jean-Paul Belmondo. 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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