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Two Women (1960)

Sophia Loren won a Best Actress Oscar for her moving portrayal of Cesira, an Italian woman in WWII’s waning days, who, along with her daughter Rosetta, leaves Rome to escape the devastation of the Allied bombing campaign. On their way to the village of Cesira’s birth, the women are raped and left to die by Moroccan soldiers--a trauma that leaves her unsure of how to react to a man’s sincere affections. Raf Vallone, Jean-Paul Belmondo co-star; Vittorio De Sica directs. 102 min. In Italian with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR

Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (1963)

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni shine in Vittorio De Sica’s saucy, comedic trilogy about three women (all played by Loren) who use their sexuality to get what they want from the men (portrayed by Mastroianni) in their lives. The final episode, "Mara," features Loren’s legendary bedside striptease sequence. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award. 119 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Marriage Italian Style (1964)

Classic Italian comedy from Vittorio De Sica featuring Marcello Mastroianni as Domenico, a rich man about to wed who recalls his wartime romance with lusty prostitute Filumena (Sophia Loren) upon learning she is about to die. After Domenico agrees to marry her instead, Filumena miraculously recovers, giving her an opportunity to have the relationship on her own terms. Sophia is featured in some incredibly sexy outfits in this Oscar-nominated gem. With Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano. 101 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

A Special Day (1977)

On May 8, 1938, Rome was abuzz as Benito Mussolini, amid great pomp, played host to Adolf Hitler. Two locals who didn’t get caught up in the hubbub--an exhausted, dowdy, working-class housewife (Sophia Loren) and her neighbor (Marcello Mastroianni), a radio journalist facing deportation for his politics and homosexuality--wind up having a momentous encounter of their own. Ettore Scola’s acclaimed parable co-stars John Vernon, Françoise Berd. 107 min. In Italian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: Italian; Subtitles: English. In Italian with English subtitles. Region Free