Italy / France,
1960, 100 min
Directed by:
Vittorio De SicaScreenplay:
Cesare ZavattiniCinematography:
Gábor PogányComposer:
Armando TrovajoliCast:
Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown, Pupella Maggio, Raf Vallone, Vincenzo Musolino, Renato Salvatori, Carlo Ninchi, Emma Baron, Luciano Pigozzi (more)Plots(1)
The movie tells the story of a young widow, Cesira (Sophia Loren) and her 12 year old daughter who flee war-ravaged Rome to Cesira’s native village in Ciociaria. Yet, as the allied forces push back the German occupation, the two women fall victim to a devastatingly brutal act at the very hand of the country’s liberators. (Cult Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Sophia Loren (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1962 - Sophia Loren (Best Leading Actress)
Golden Globes
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1961 - Sophia Loren (Best Actress)
- 1961 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1961 - Sophia Loren (Best Actress)
- 1961 - Vittorio De Sica (Golden Palm - Official Competition)