I love Sophia Loren.
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As a young child I saw the movie "Two Women" starring Sophia Loren. It was a powerful movie - I think the first that moved me emotionally. I couldn't understand all of its subject matter but I knew it was raw. But what I left the movie theater with was Sophia Loren's beauty, grace, and performance. She won the Academy Award that year as Best Actress. It was the first Oscar given to an actor for a non-English speaking role.
She turns 87 this September - still beautiful, still gracious - and much of that beauty resides within her soul. She was born in Rome in 1934 to an unwed mother and only met her father three times in her life. Seeing Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" she dreamed of becoming an actress. In 1950 at a beauty pageant she met her future husband, Carlo Ponti. who was 22 years her senior. They became lovers in 1954, married by proxy in 1957, and by law in 1966. They remained together until his passing in 2007 having two sons and four grandchildren. She now lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
In interviews she speaks forthrightly. When asked about appearance, she stated:
"It's not important, the appearance – it's important maybe in films. But, it's what you have to give inside of yourself, your soul, your everything; the way you believe in things, the way you are with your family, the way you are with your friends … that's life, really. That's a good life."
And upon being asked if she ever felt lost, had self-doubt, she responded immediately:
“Yes, well, maybe sometimes. But then I say to myself: ‘Shut up. Be strong. Just keep going and try. Sometimes you make mistakes and sometimes you win.’ I made some mistakes, but still I won.”
This past year, 2020, marked the 91st performance of her long film career. "The Life Ahead" can be seen on Netflix. She portrays a Holocaust survivor and former sex worker who now cares for the children of other sex workers. The trailer can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ejncDxgCc
What can I say? I loved her then and I love her now. We will always love her.
She turns 87 this September - still beautiful, still gracious - and much of that beauty resides within her soul. She was born in Rome in 1934 to an unwed mother and only met her father three times in her life. Seeing Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" she dreamed of becoming an actress. In 1950 at a beauty pageant she met her future husband, Carlo Ponti. who was 22 years her senior. They became lovers in 1954, married by proxy in 1957, and by law in 1966. They remained together until his passing in 2007 having two sons and four grandchildren. She now lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
In interviews she speaks forthrightly. When asked about appearance, she stated:
"It's not important, the appearance – it's important maybe in films. But, it's what you have to give inside of yourself, your soul, your everything; the way you believe in things, the way you are with your family, the way you are with your friends … that's life, really. That's a good life."
And upon being asked if she ever felt lost, had self-doubt, she responded immediately:
“Yes, well, maybe sometimes. But then I say to myself: ‘Shut up. Be strong. Just keep going and try. Sometimes you make mistakes and sometimes you win.’ I made some mistakes, but still I won.”
This past year, 2020, marked the 91st performance of her long film career. "The Life Ahead" can be seen on Netflix. She portrays a Holocaust survivor and former sex worker who now cares for the children of other sex workers. The trailer can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ejncDxgCc
What can I say? I loved her then and I love her now. We will always love her.
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