In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 3 nominations total
Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Michele Di Libero
- (as Jean Paul Belmondo)
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- TriviaSophia Loren claims that Director Vittorio De Sica, so caught up in the story, regularly cried on the set when filming particularly emotional scenes.
- GoofsNear the beginning, Cesira and Rosetta choose to walk rather than wait aboard their stranded train. However, they set off in the opposite direction to the train's destination.
- Quotes
[subtitled version]
English Soldier: There are lots of good things in Italy.
Michele Di Libero: You don't know Italy.
English Soldier: Oh, we know Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo.
Michele Di Libero: They are dead.
- ConnectionsEdited into Al Centro del cinema (2015)
Featured review
I gave this film 9/10 while understanding its weaknesses. First, as others note, the print is the worst I've ever encountered sometimes turning faces into gray pudding, but the problem was not so great to keep me from responding fully to the film's power, and I decided to evaluate the film rather than the print. I have more serious concerns about events at the film's climax which raise issues which are resolved too quickly. In fact these issues might be the subject of a whole new film, and if treated here they would require another hour of play time. The films hasty resolution of these issues makes important behaviors seem poorly motivated and unbelievable. However, the issues in question are not the central issues of the movie. When Cesira apologizes to her daughter (and at other points) I was left sobbing in spite of the film's failure to properly address the daughter's final trauma. This is not a about recovering from trauma. Rather, it is a film about human fallibility and self-deception or, as Michele puts it, "You can't escape, not even from yourself." Cesira faults others while never examining her own behavior. Like those around her, she acts only to preserve her own immediate interests. At the other extreme. Michele's idealism prevents him from realizing his own humanity. Only Rosetta demonstrates the purity to see beyond self-interest, and the instinct to truly tell right from wrong. Her downfall is the tragedy of the film. Yet through all of this the film shows us how, when pushed to extremes, these people are capable of forging deep human bonds. Such bonds have the power to redeem all as they finally redeem Rosetta. I can't conclude without adding my own appreciation for Sophia Loren's extraordinary performance.
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- Feb 17, 2006
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- Also known as
- ...und dennoch leben sie
- Filming locations
- Chiesa San Francesco d'Assisi, Fondi, Lazio, Italy(interiors: rape scene in the church)
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- Gross worldwide
- $14,062
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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