Two Women
Suddenly, Love Becomes Lust… Innocence becomes shame… As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!
La ciociara (1960)
Timing:
1:40 (100 min)
7.8/10
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Production
Genre
Drama, War
Budget
$0
Revenue
$12 887
Director
Actors
Sophia Loren, Eleonora Brown, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Carlo Ninchi, Andrea Checchi, Pupella Maggio, Emma Baron, Antonella Della Porta, Bruna Cealti
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Gábor Pogány
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Adriana Novelli
All team (28)
All team (28)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The novel of the same name (1957) by Alberto Moravia (1907-1990), and consequently the film, are based on real events – the rapes of women in the Chochara district by Moroccan gumiers (soldiers used in auxiliary units of the French army between 1908 and 1956) following the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II.
- According to Sophia Loren, the film's plot made such an impression on director Vittorio De Sica (1901-1974) that he repeatedly cried during the filming of particularly touching scenes.
- For her work in this film, Sophia Loren won an Oscar for Best Actress. This was the first Academy Award presented for a role in a foreign-language film.
- Cary Grant (1904-1986), with whom she had previously worked, informed Sophia Loren of her Oscar win. He called her in Italy with the news directly from Los Angeles. The statuette was handed to her through actress Greer Garson (1904-1996).
- Anna Magnani (1908-1973) was initially cast in the lead role, but she fell ill and was unable to participate in filming. It was Magnani who suggested giving the role to Sophia Loren, telling director Vittorio De Sica that if Loren didn't mind playing a mother raising a teenage daughter, the role should go to her.
- Sophia Loren won an Oscar for Best Actress for her work in this film. It was the first Academy Award presented for a role in a foreign-language film.
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