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Auction History Result 8b193 TWO WOMEN 1sh '61 Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, suddenly love becomes lust! Date Sold 6/16/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41 3/4" [69 x 106 cm]) (Learn More) La Ciociara (released in the U.S. in 1962 as "Two Women"), the classic 1960 Vittorio De Sica French/Italian World War II (WWII) women-survivors-of-war-atrocities melodrama ("Suddenly... Love becomes lust... Innocence becomes shame... As two women are trapped by violent passion and unforgettable terror!"; "Shockingly... The screen tells the shame of women ravaged by war!!!"; based on the novel by Alberto Moravia) starring Sophia Loren (winner of the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; "Winner best actress award Cannes Film Festival 1961 for her performance in 'Two Women'"), Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleanora Brown, and Carlo Ninchi NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this movie opened in Italy in December 1960, and was a major success. It opened at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1961, and also played in the U.S. starting soon after in 1961. The distribution of this U.S. showing was handled by Embassy Pictures, who created a 2-color one-sheet, which referenced the Cannes Film Festival on the poster and had "RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR MATURE AUDIENCES" on it. It seems likely that this Embassy release was subtitled and that it only contained 93 minutes of the original 100-minute film. In 1962, MGM gave the movie a major release, and it is likely that this version was dubbed. MGM created a full-color poster for this 1962 release. We think it is very likely that the movie stayed in continuous release throughout 1961 and 1962, so we don't consider the 1962 release to be a "re-release". However, the MGM posters are from 1962 and the Embassy posters are from 1961, for those who feel this is an important distinction! Note that this one-sheet measures 27" x 41 3/4" [69 x 106 cm]. Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had some scuffs and darkening in the bottom horizontal fold and in the bottom quarter of the vertical fold, with minor wear on the other folds. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well paperbacked onto a thin backing with no excess. Unfortunately, after it was backed, it acquired water staining in the top left. This caused several dark brown areas in the upper left border, with one in the tagline, plus the poster is lightly rippled in the top left, extending into the tagline area. It also acquired a small tear in the right of the top border. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept these defects or are willing to pay to have further restoration performed. Learn More about condition grades 
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