Two Women

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Two Women
Directed byVittorio De Sica
Produced byCarlo Ponti
Written byAlberto Moravia (novel)
Vittorio De Sica
Cesare Zavattini
StarringSophia Loren
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Eleonora Brown
Carlo Ninchi
Release date(s)December 22, 1960 (Italy)
Running time100 min
LanguageItalian/German
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Two Women (Original title: La Ciociara, literally translated as "The Woman from Ciociaria") is a 1960 Academy Award-winning Italian language film which tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. The film stars Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi and was directed by Vittorio De Sica.

The film was adapted by De Sica and Cesare Zavattini from a novel of the same name written by Alberto Moravia.

Synopsis

The story centers on a mother, Cesira (Loren), a widowed Roman shopkeeper, and Rosetta (Brown), her devoutly religious teenage daughter, during World War II. Upon the impending German invasion of Rome, Cesira and her daughter flee south to her native province of Ciociaria, a poor, mountainous region of Italy.

There, Cesira attracts the attention of a young local intellectual, Michele (Belmondo). However, Michele is soon taken prisoner by a company of German soldiers, who hope to use him as a guide to the mountainous terrain. He is never heard from again.

For months, the two women await the arrival of the Allied forces. But the arrival of the liberation army brings unexpected tragedy. On their way home, the pair are raped by Goumiers (Moroccan allied soldiers) serving in the French Army, and the daughter suffers a nervous breakdown.

Awards

The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Sophia Loren). It was the first time an actress won an acting award for a non-English speaking role.

Remakes

La Ciociara was remade for television in 1988. It was adapted by Diana Gould, Lidia Ravera, Dino Risi and Bernardino Zapponi. It was directed by Risi and starred Loren, Robert Loggia, Leonardo Ferrantini, Dario Ghirardi and Sydney Penny.

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Vittorio De Sica

Born July 7, 1902
Sora, Latium, Italy
Died November 13, 1974 (aged 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Years active 1917 - 1974
Spouse(s) Giuditta Risson (1933 - 1968)
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Carlo Ponti

Spouse(s) Giuliana Fiastri (1946-1957)
Sophia Loren (1957-1962, 1966-2007)

Children Guendalina Ponti
Alex Ponti (b.1953)
Carlo Ponti Jr. (b.1968)
Edoardo Ponti (b.
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Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, (November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990) was one of the leading Italian novelists of the twentieth century whose novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism.
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Vittorio De Sica

Born July 7, 1902
Sora, Latium, Italy
Died November 13, 1974 (aged 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Years active 1917 - 1974
Spouse(s) Giuditta Risson (1933 - 1968)
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Cesare Zavattini (September 20, 1902-October 13, 1989) was an Italian screenwriter noted for neo-realist films.

Brief Biography

Born at Luzzara, near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, on September 20, 1902, Zavattini studied law at the University of Parma, but devoted
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Sophia Loren

Birth name Sofia Villani Scicolone
Born September 20 1934 (1934--) (age 73)
Rome, Italy

Other name(s)
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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Born March 9 1933 (1933--) (age 74)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Other name(s) Bebel

Spouse(s)
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Eleonora Brown

Born July 22 1948 (1948--) (age 59)
Naples, Campania, Italy

Years active 1960-1968

Eleonora Brown
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Two Women may refer to:
  • For the 1958 novel, see Two women (novel).
  • For the 1960 Italian film, see Two Women.
  • For the 1999 Persian film, see Two Women (film).

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Ciociaria (IPA: [tʃo.tʃa.'ɾiː.a]) is the name of a traditional region of Central Italy comprising approximately the northern half of the Province of Frosinone (the southwestern part of the Lazio region of
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Academy Award

Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements
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Country United States
First awarded May 16, 1929 to honor achievements of 1927/1928
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Sophia Loren

Birth name Sofia Villani Scicolone
Born September 20 1934 (1934--) (age 73)
Rome, Italy

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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Born March 9 1933 (1933--) (age 74)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Other name(s) Bebel

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Eleonora Brown

Born July 22 1948 (1948--) (age 59)
Naples, Campania, Italy

Years active 1960-1968

Eleonora Brown
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Andrea Checchi (October 21 1916 - March 31 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor.

Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974.
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Vittorio De Sica

Born July 7, 1902
Sora, Latium, Italy
Died November 13, 1974 (aged 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Years active 1917 - 1974
Spouse(s) Giuditta Risson (1933 - 1968)
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Cesare Zavattini (September 20, 1902-October 13, 1989) was an Italian screenwriter noted for neo-realist films.

Brief Biography

Born at Luzzara, near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, on September 20, 1902, Zavattini studied law at the University of Parma, but devoted
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Two women
Author Alberto Moravia
Original title La Ciociara
Translator A Davidson
Country Italy
Language Italian
Genre(s) War novel
Publisher Secker & Warburg & Penguin Books
Publication date 1958
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Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, (November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990) was one of the leading Italian novelists of the twentieth century whose novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism.
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Ciociaria (IPA: [tʃo.tʃa.'ɾiː.a]) is the name of a traditional region of Central Italy comprising approximately the northern half of the Province of Frosinone (the southwestern part of the Lazio region of
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Goumier is a term used for Moroccan soldiers, who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army, between 1908 and 1956 . The term was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.
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