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Two Women

1960 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 7.8 · 83% critics

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During World War II, a widowed mother flees bombed-out Rome with her young daughter, hoping the countryside will offer safety. Their journey and brief refuge in a rural village are shaped by hunger, occupation, and constant uncertainty, as the war’s violence and fear follow them wherever they go.

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Details
Original title
La ciociara
Years
1960
Release date
1960-12-22
Language
Italian
Rated
NR
Runtime
100 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
83/100
TMDB rating
7.8/10 (576 votes)
About

If you want an intense, human-scale WWII drama focused on survival and a parent-child bond, this delivers; Not for you if you avoid bleak, upsetting war stories or prefer lighter classics like Shoeshine.

Pros: powerful lead performance; gripping wartime tension; poignant mother-daughter bond | Cons: heavy, disturbing subject; uneven, meandering episodes; emotionally exhausting watch

Themes

  • rape
  • rome, italy
  • parent child relationship
  • italy
  • widow
  • refugee
  • peasant
  • world war ii
  • wartime
  • single mother
  • shopkeeper
  • remote village
  • +4 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1962
  • Silver nuggetthe best foreign film · 1961
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1962 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Vittorio De Sica