Cesira and her teenage daughter, Rosetta, are on the run, fleeing the Allied bombing raids on Rome. They seek sanctuary in a rural area of central Italy, where Cesira becomes involved with a gentle intellectual. Cesira and Rosetta eventually head back to Rome but are captured and raped by Moroccan soldiers of the French army, a trauma that forever alters their lives and their relationship to each other.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 40 min.
- Country, year
- Italy, 1960
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- Italian, German
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Screenplay
- Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini
- Producers
- Carlo Ponti
- Cinematography
- Gabor Pogany
- Cast
- Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone
Festivals and awards
- Best Actress
- Best Actress
- geriausias filmas užsienio kalba
- Best Actress
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Best known for the 1948 film The Bicycle Thieves, Vittorio de Sica directed more than 40 films, starred in more than 150 and gained critical recognition in both these roles. From the light-hearted, fluffy comedies to more arresting subjects in the wake of WWII and later mainstream endeavours, his works were instrumental in the forming of the canon of post war Italian cinema, their influence still being felt decades later.
