
Shoeshine(1946)
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.


“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.

Sophia Loren
Cesira

Eleonora Brown
Rosetta

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michele Di Libero

Raf Vallone
Giovanni

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
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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