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Overview
Release Date:
9 May 1961 (USA) moreTagline:
Suddenly...Love Becomes Lust...Innocence becomes shame...As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!Plot:
Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter, Rosetta, flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second world war... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Oscar Winners: The Rundown (From Studio Briefing. 25 February 2008, 10:26 AM, PST)
Loren Honored in Hometown (From WENN. 24 June 2005)
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another great De Sica film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sophia Loren | ... | Cesira | |
| Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Michele Di Libero (as Jean Paul Belmondo) | |
| Eleonora Brown | ... | Rosetta | |
| Carlo Ninchi | ... | Filippo, il padre di Michele | |
| Andrea Checchi | ... | Un fascista | |
| Pupella Maggio | ... | Una contadina | |
| Emma Baron | ... | Maria | |
| Bruna Cealti | ... | Una sfollata | |
| Antonella Della Porta | ... | La madre impazzita | |
| Mario Frera | |||
| Franco Balducci | ... | Il tedesco nel pagliaio | |
| Luciana Cortellesi | |||
| Curt Lowens | |||
| Tony Calio | (as Tony Caliò) | ||
| Remo Galavotti |
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100 minColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:K-16 (uncut) (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (cut) (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:16MOVIEmeter: 
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It has been said that Anna Magnani was originally cast in the role of Cesira, but when she was unable commit to the film due to illness, it was Magnani herself who suggested Sophia Loren for the role, suggesting to director Vittorio De Sica that if Loren (who was 25 years old at the time) would not mind playing a mother with an adolescent daughter, then the role should go to her. moreQuotes:
Cesira: Do you know what they have done those "heroes" that you command? Do you know what your great soldiers have done in a holy church under the eyes of the madonna? Do you know?American Soldier: Peace, peace.
Cesira: Yes, peace, beautful peace! You ruined my little daughter forever! Now she's worse than dead. No, I'm not mad, I'm not mad! Look at her! And tell me if I am mad! Rotten crazy bastards!
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very sad film by vittorio de sica (famed director of "the bicycle thief.") the first two thirds of the film move slowly, but it's still very engrossing. the final third of the film is pure cinematic tragedy. sophia loren won the oscar for best performance for a lead actress in this movie, and i beleive that she dearly deserved it. prior to seeing "two women" i had no idea what a terrific actress she was. her role as the mother desperately trying to shield her daughter from the horrors of the world is one of the finest that i have ever seen. this is a truly heartbreaking and beautiful film.