The story centers on a widow (Sophia Loren) who runs a tiny grocery store in Rome. When the store is bombed, she decides to return to her native village with her 13 year old daughter (Eleonora Brown). Back in her village, a timid schoolteacher (Jean-Paul Belmondo) falls in love with her. Her young daughter also secretly falls in love with him and becomes alienated from her mother because of it. While he is on a war mision, he is killed and the mother and daughter become friends once more and agree to carry on. They seek refuge in a church as they make they way back to Rome and encounter an event that will change their lives forever. Version dubbed in English. Adapted from a novel by Alberto Moravia.
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ACMI Identifier
307946
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Italy
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Rape
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women - Crimes against
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Feature films → Feature films - Italy
Literature → Italian literature - Film and video adaptations
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Sound
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Black and White
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)