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Two women

1 hr. 40 min. | Drama, War | Pegi 13

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Cesira and her teenage daughter, Rosetta, are on the run, fleeing the Allied bombing raids on Rome. They seek sanctuary in a rural area of central Italy, where Cesira becomes involved with a gentle intellectual. Cesira and Rosetta eventually head back to Rome but are captured and raped by Moroccan soldiers of the French army, a trauma that forever alters their lives and their relationship to each other.


Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Best known for the 1948 film The Bicycle Thieves, Vittorio de Sica directed more than 40 films, starred in more than 150 and gained critical recognition in both these roles. From the light-hearted, fluffy comedies to more arresting subjects in the wake of WWII and later mainstream endeavours, his works were instrumental in the forming of the canon of post war Italian cinema, their influence still being felt decades later.
Languages
Italian, German
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
La Ciociara
Produced
1960: Italy

Film information

Director
Vittorio De Sica
Producers
Carlo Ponti
Screenplay
Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini
Cinematography
Gabor Pogany
Cast
Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone

Screenings

Thursday, 11 November

18:40

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 9

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