Two Women (La ciociara)

The film 'Two Women' (La ciociara), directed by Vittorio De Sica and starring Sophia Loren, was released in Italy in 1960 and the US in 1961. As a foreign-produced film, its US copyright status is governed by the URAA (17 USC § 104A). Under the URAA, works that were still in copyright in their source country (Italy) as of January 1, 1996, and had fallen into the US public domain due to non-compliance with formalities (like renewal or notice), had their US copyrights automatically restored. Research indicates the film was registered for US copyright by Embassy Pictures Corp. on February 14, 1961 (LP19213) and successfully renewed on January 9, 1989 (RE0000412693) by Les Films Concordia. Even if the renewal had been missed, the URAA restoration would have applied as the work remained protected in Italy (where copyright lasts for life of the author plus 70 years). The film is currently actively managed and licensed, appearing on major streaming platforms and released by Criterion Collection, confirming its protected status. Note: generated without live web grounding (the grounded research engine was unavailable). Verify the cited sources independently before relying on this determination.