A single mother leaves Rome and takes her twelve year old daughter (Eleanora Brown) into the Italian countryside once World-War-II bombings become too frequent in the city. The rural area offers war-related complications of its own, however; will a brutal rape of our heroines prove too traumatic to overcome? An exceptional film directed by Vittoria De Sica which is based on Alberto Moravia's novel. Recommended!

Warning (rated NR): sexual themes; violence; adult themes.

1960; aka La Ciociara, Paysanne aux pieds nus; in English, German and Italian with English subtitles (Note: the vast majority of the dialogue is in Italian; a small portion of the dialogue is not subtitled); 93 minutes; Black & White (Note: the print includes minor speckling and blotching as well as a slight grainy appearance; older machines might experience some tracking related problems with this tape); Eleanora Brown, Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emma Baron, Tony Calio, Carolina Carbonaro, Bruna Cealti, Andrea Checchi, Luciana Cortellesi, Mario Frera, Pupella Maggio, Vincenzo Musolino, Carlo Ninchi, Luciano Pigozzi, Renato Salvatori, Raf Vallone, Elsa Mancini.