Last movie...
Two Women (1960)...Italian...starring a young and stunning Sophia Loren
Cesira (Loren) 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, the mother does everything to protect Rosetta. However, on one occasion they both get raped by soldiers while hiding in a church. This cruel event is too much for the always powerful and tenacious Cesira. She suffers from a breakdown. They get to her childhood village where, a young intellectual, falls in love with Cesira. She struggles to accept and reply to the advances of such a gentleman.
Excellent movie!
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