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Sophia Loren

    September 20, 1934

    Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning Italian film actress, widely considered the most popular of her era and a significant international sex symbol. Her cinematic work delves into themes of love, family, and social dynamics, with her innate charisma and emotional depth imbuing her characters with enduring resonance. Loren's legacy is cemented not just by her iconic beauty, but by her profound ability to portray complex female roles with both authenticity and formidable strength, leaving an indelible mark on film history.

    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren, Leben und Lieben
    Sophia, Living and Loving
    W kuchni z miłością
    Ayer, hoy y mañana : mis memorias
    Yesterday, today, tomorrow : my life
    Sophia Loren's Recipes Memories
    • 2015

      Yesterday, Today, Tomorrowis Sophia Loren's definitive autobiography, revealing her personal journey from the hardship of her childhood in Naples to her life as a screen legend, sharing stories of work, love, and family. Each chapter begins with a letter, a document, a photograph, or object that prompts her reminiscences. In her own words, these memoirs originated as, "Unpublished memories, curious anecdotes, tiny secrets told, all of which spring from a box found by chance, a precious treasure trove filled with emotions, experiences, adventures." In her incredible life story, Loren vividly recounts her difficult childhood in Naples during World War II, remembers her parents and their tempestuous relationship, and reveals the pain of growing up in her grandparents' house with her single, unmarried mother and younger sister. She tells how she got her start by winning a beauty pageant ('La regina del mare') and how her ambition drove her success in cinema before revealing the influence of the producer Carlo Ponti, who cast her in her early roles and later became her husband. Loren takes us behind the scenes of the movies, her early stardom and move to Hollywood revealing intimate and never before shared stories of her famed costars: Brando, Newman, Burton, Peck, Heston, and many more.

      Yesterday, today, tomorrow : my life
    • 2004

      Sophia Loren's Recipes Memories

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Sophia Loren presents 100 of her favourite Italian family recipes. She also shares anecdotes about her Neapolitan childhood and her legendary career in films.

      Sophia Loren's Recipes Memories