Drama ·War · France · 1960 · 1h 40m

Two Women

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Two Women poster
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Cast
Sophia Loren as Cesira Eleonora Brown as Rosetta Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michele Di Libero Raf Vallone as Giovanni Carlo Ninchi as Filippo, il padre di Michele Andrea Checchi as un fasciste
Crew
Gábor Pogány — Director of Photography Adriana Novelli — Editor Armando Trovajoli — Original Music Composer Cesare Zavattini — Screenplay Alberto Moravia — Novel Carlo Ponti — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Two Women — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
raperome, italyparent child relationshipitalywidowrefugeepeasantworld war iiwartimesingle mothershopkeeperremote village
Key Collaborators
Vittorio De Sica Director Gábor Pogány Director of Photography Adriana Novelli Editor Armando Trovajoli Original Music Composer Cesare Zavattini Screenplay Alberto Moravia Novel Carlo Ponti Producer Gastone Medin Production Design Elio Costanzi Costume Design
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