Synopsis
Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.
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Cast
- Sophia LorenCesira
- Jean-Paul BelmondoMichele Di Libero
- Raf ValloneGiovanni
- Eleonora BrownRosetta
- Carlo NinchiFilippo, il padre di Michele
- Andrea Checchiun fasciste
- Pupella Maggioun fermier
- Emma BaronMaria
- Antonella Della PortaLa madre impazzita
- Bruna Cealtiune évacuée