Two Women Movie Review
Two Women Review
"Two Women" Overview
Rating: NR
1960
Cast and Crew
Director : Vittorio De SicaProducer : Carlo Ponti
Screenwiter : Vittorio De Sica,Cesare Zavattini
Starring : Sophia Loren,Jean-Paul Belmondo,Eleonora Brown,Carlo Ninchi
The two women of the title are Cesira (Sophia Loren, who won an Oscar for her
performance here) and her pre-teen daugher Rosetta (Eleonora Brown). What makes
their story worth watching is that they are struggling to survive in Italy at
the conclusion of World War II -- facing hunger, rogue Nazis, and an uncertain
future. Loren's performance is completely stunning, and though the film has a
very slow, Fellini-style start, its last hour is dazzling and more than makes
up for the flaws. Note that DVD quality of this film is variable -- the one I
saw was a very lousy VHS dub and did little justice to the film's
cinematography.
Aka La Ciociara.
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Review by Christopher Null 
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