Two Women

1961 "Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!"

Two Women

7.7 | 1h40m | NR | en | Drama

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.

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7.7 | 1h40m | NR | en | Drama , War | More Info

Released: May. 09,1961 | Released Producted By: Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.) , C. C. Champion Country: Italy Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Sophia Loren , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Raf Vallone

Director

Emilio D'Andria

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Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.) , C. C. Champion

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Cast

Sophia Loren

as Cesira

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Jean-Paul Belmondo

as Michele Di Libero

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Raf Vallone

as Giovanni

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Reviews

writers_reign At twenty-five Sophia Loren was not supposed to be an Actress, she was supposed to be another Sylvano Mangano (another 'sex symbol' who turned out to be a fine actress) or Anita Ekberg but lo and behold she unleashes a powerful, moving and ultimately Oscar-winning performance, the first ever Best Actress gong for an actress in a foreign film (Simone Signoret beat her to it by a couple of years but she was a French actress appearing in a British film). Although she is playing down her sultry siren image both her beauty and sensuality shine through her 'ordinary' housewife persona and if anything her towering performance tends to unbalance a mostly ho-hum cast with, of course, the exception of Eleanora Brown playing her daughter. There's not a lot that's new or that CAN be new about the 'war is hell' story but nevertheless Loren keeps us engrossed.

outdo7 When she goes to visit Carlo in his shop. To cut to the chase it is an exciting scene. By his words you can tell he is baiting her to sleep with him. He mentions her awful old husband and asks her when was the last time she had it. She gets very mad at him for making advances but eventually gives in. It is a perfect example of how a woman plays innocent but in reality she wants it so badly from him as she does give in. The only change I would make in this movie would be somewhere in the story line she gets pregnant from Carlo. Since he admitted he would kill his own wife and marry her. That was a very powerful scene without any nudity. Only one can imagine how the climax went between the two of them.

filmalamosa Sophia Loren and her daughter's survival during the closing days of WWII in Italy.This film has all the flaws of a movie made from a book...it tries to cover 500 pages in an hour and a half....inserting seemingly random isolated things simply because they occurred in the book.As some other reviewer noted this film doesn't flow well.. it is like it had a half dozen directors doing different segments.Combined with these flaws, I had to watch a dubbed English version since this was the only choice on Netflix streaming... this cuts out about three quarters of the actors talent and makes everything just that more artificial, stilted and jarring.The rape scene is incongruous and as another reviewer noted up to this point you wonder where is all the drama here?Over all the film is bad and the fact that Loren won an Oscar proves that gimmicks and the correct formula (lots of PC stuff) and who knows what hidden politics are what wins an Oscar not the quality of the film.DO NOT RECOMMEND

edwagreen Sophia Loren is truly memorable in her Oscar winning performance of 1961.She portrays a mother trying to help her child survive World War 11 in Italy.Unable to put up with the bombings in Rome, she decides to flee with her daughter to the countryside. There she will meet adventure after adventure.A widow, who had been married to a much older man, she had a lover whose only wish is that a bomb should fall on his wife so that he could be free to marry Loren.During her adventure, she meets Michele, solemnly played by Jean-Paul Belmondo. A man who had one time thought of becoming a priest, he lusts for her before tragedy ensues.The molestation scenes are adeptly depicted. This was also an unfortunate part of war.A memorable film made better by Loren's captivating performance. A gem of a film.