Two Women

The war, that doesn’t save up its bombardments in Rome, induces Cesira, a youth widow, owner of a modest grocery, to look for a shelter among the mountains of the Ciociaria where she was born. Her constant worry is that to the little thirteen-year-old child, Rosetta, are saved up the afflictions, the anguishes and the sufferings that the war inflicts also to the civilians how it is possible. They are friends, relatives and the serenity of the places that seem cut out of the tragicalness of those times to welcome the two women. But the front, in continous movement along the peninsula is getting near. The first victim of that small community is Michele, a timid person in love with Cesira, that in his tormented spirit of literate and wise farmer suffers more than the others the deep crisis of the war. A group of Germans, that tries to escape the pressing of the Allies, forces the youth to be their guide through the mountains.

Two struggling mothers grapple with unfulfilled expectations and societal pressures. As they navigate their roles as wives and professionals, one woman's unexpected affair sparks a reevaluation of their lives and priorities.

Red's still being chased by his rich society girlfriend, and while he's dodging her proposals of marriage, he takes the time to cure a nightclub singer of her inability to eat ("neuro-psychological self-starvation"), and to operate on the emergency switchboard operator, who's alarmed everybody by suddenly collapsing.

Cesira is a beautiful widow and a successful grocery store owner in Rome. WWII is raging, and she fears for her beloved daughter, 13-year-old Rosetta, amid the daily bombings. They travel to the village where Cesira was born, where Cesira believes they will be safer. There, they are happy even as food dwindles. A young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira, who is too consumed with the well-being of her daughter and their survival to return his timid advances. As the allies advance, Cesira decides to return to Rome - and encounter the horrors of war at last.

Based on the Clare Booth Luce play of the same name, this MGM comedy is famous for its all-female cast and deft direction by George Cukor. The plot centers on a group of gossipy high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily wedded Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) finds her marriage in trouble when shopgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford) gets her hooks into Mary's man. Naturally, this situation becomes the hot talk amongst Mary's catty friends, especially the scandalmonger Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell), who has little room to talk – she finds herself on a train to Reno and headed for divorce right after Mary. But with a bit of guts and daring, Mary snatches her man right back from Crystal's clutches….

Cherry Healey uncovers the secrets surrounding female health issues, joining a variety of women who share their stories, discover what help is available and embark on treatment.

After being dragged into a life of drugs and prostitution, Swallow decides to work as an informant with the police. But she and her police liaison are soon framed and must seek revenge while on the run.

Japan's local elections in April featured a record number of female candidates. Ranked 116th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index, Japan is now changing at the grass-roots level. We spent three months following two candidates: a woman in Ibaraki Prefecture busy raising children while campaigning on social media, and a single parent in Nagasaki Prefecture gathering local support. This documentary offers a rare glimpse of a local election system that has changed very little in decades and what two women bring to that challenging reality. Will our two candidates win?