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Two Women

Movie · 1960 · 100 min

A harrowing, tender journey through war-torn Italy that lingers on the bond between mother and daughter amid devastating loss.

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1960 film by Vittorio De Sica
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Year
1960
Runtime
100 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • trauma
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Written by
Cesare Zavattini
Starring
Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Renato Salvatori, Curt Lowens, Eleonora Brown, Carlo Ninchi, Luciano Pigozzi
Music
Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography
Gábor Pogány
Runtime
100 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
German, Italian

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