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Barbara Giambartolomei
6Oct11
Un po' superficiale, rispetto a ciò che si attende. Confezionato chiaramente per sbancare a Hollywood. Il neorealismo davvero era morto dieci anni e passa anni prima, così il produttore (Ponti) confeziona un simil-Roma città aperta per consacrare una Loren simil-Magnani , ma anche le scene più forti si rivelano pesanti ed urlate. Sbagliata la scelta di Belmondo burino di Sant'Eufemia. Brava la ragazzina.
Adriano Rocha
4May11
This is a beautiful movie, displaying a great performance by Sophia Loren (who won the Academy Award for this). Touching, moving... shocking scene when a daughter's innocence is violented. A mother's strenght in the middle of a war.
Kevin Binger
18Jun10
I have to agree with Alexander - why is there no restored version of this film, I am surpised it's not a Criterion release. All I can find are poor quality dvd versions of this film.
Alexander Olcay
21Dec09
Why oh why isn't Criterion giving this extraordinary picture the 'red carpet-gold standard' dvd treatment? It would seem logical, considering that De Sica's other two equally well-known & well-loved masterpieces [i.e. The Bicycle Thief(ves) & Umberto D.] have already become part of the collection. There are so many bad (and I do mean BAD) copies of this film floating about already. Can't Criterion put it out already?
Abel Magwitch
10Dec09
A powerful movie and quite a performance from Sophia Loren who received the Oscar for it (the first time awarded to an actor in a foreign film.) A Mother manages to protect her daughter through most of WWII until their trip home to Rome at the end where they are attacked by soldiers. Good Italian directors can nail Italian culture in a way that is rare among American directors with our culture. This movie is a great example. Proud people but cowardly too as in the scene where nobody will agree to show German soldiers how to retreat through the mountains so they choose a young man, the son of one in the group, and he is killed. There is some great outdoor photography in this with obvious care for the tones in the black and white.
Byron Brubaker
1Jun09
I don't remember much of the specifics of this film, but I remember I enjoyed it. It was the first film with Sophia Loren that I watched and one of the first foreign pictures. I knew that Loren was generally considered a sex symbol, so I was impressed by the ravaged emotion she portrayed. De Sica continues to show the realism and tragedy of war.