Andrea Checchi, Carlo Ninchi, Eleonora Brown
Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter, Rosetta, flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second world war. They travel to the village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village,...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 14, 1998
Stats: 131 reviews
I don't remember much of the specifics of this film, but I remember I enjoyed it. It was the first film with Sophia Loren that I watched and one of the first foreign pictures. I knew that Loren was generally considered a sex symbol, so I was impressed by the ravaged emotion she...( read more)
a stunning drama of wartime italy. one of de sica's lesser known works with sophia loren's finest performance
Sophia Loren's performance is astoundingly good, the first acting Oscar to go to a performance in another language. She deservedly won, and it is her finest performance of her career. Outstanding and touching direction by Vittoria DeSica, good support from Eleanora Brown.
I love Sophia Loren. Before seeing this movie I loved her because she was glamorous, an sex symbol of Old Hollywood, and a living legend. I had seen her in several American roles, and thought that she was pretty, but mostly just a gifted comic actress. I had no idea she was capab...( read more)
De Sica's capacity to render tragedy both with the starkest of strokes and the most delicate of emotions has never been more impressive than in this film, and Loren's shatteringly honest portrayal is a watershed in movie history. <- hah, not my review... I'm just nodding to every...( read more)
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