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)
- Director
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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
Sophia Loren was a well established star by 1960, and Vittorio De Sica was one of Italy's most renowned directors. They collaborated on the heart-rending drama "La ciociara" ("Two Women" in English), about a mother and her daughter traveling across the country during WWII, and how the mother tries to shield her daughter from the horrors of war and poverty. The movie isn't subtle about what it shows: it opens with a bombing raid on Rome, resulting in the destruction of buildings. The people can only wonder when the war will end.
The famous scene comes near the end. It must've been one of the most controversial things to show in a movie at the time, but it makes a strong point about what war does to people. Like Kenji Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu", the movie basically says that war destroys us as humans. Sophia Loren won a well deserved Oscar for her performance. I recommend it.
The famous scene comes near the end. It must've been one of the most controversial things to show in a movie at the time, but it makes a strong point about what war does to people. Like Kenji Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu", the movie basically says that war destroys us as humans. Sophia Loren won a well deserved Oscar for her performance. I recommend it.
- lee_eisenberg
- Sep 28, 2018
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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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- 1.66 : 1
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