90 Years of Sophia Loren

[Idris2002]

It's the Italian star's 90th birthday today apparently.



What's your favourite Sophia L. movie then? Off the top of my head I'd say the Millionairess, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow and the Cassandra Crossing.

 

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Brief Encounter must be up there. Also many of la mancha and the priests wife.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Peter Sellers became infatuated with her at one point, which led to him leaving his family and destroying his marriage, claiming he was having a relationship with Loren, and that they would marry, but it was entirely delusional on Seller's part.

 

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Peter Sellers became infatuated with her at one point, which led to him leaving his family and destroying his marriage

So out of character, not. He's never done that before.

 

[Orang Utan]

Was she a fash or not then? Did she ever disavow her in-laws’ views or distance herself from the Mussolinis? I tried to find out recently after I discovered she was still alive. But ai got distracted by Italo disco, as you do - Wiki informed me about Alexandra Mussolini’s short disco career, and all else was forgotten.

 

[tim]

Brief Encounter must be up there. Also many of la mancha and the priests wife.

Did she play the woman who ran the Carnforth Station Tea Room in Brief Envounter?

 

[Pickman's model]

Did she play the woman who ran the Carnforth Station Tea Room in Brief Envounter?

not a lot of people know this but the brief encounter statue at st pancras depicts her. but the sculptor previously designed movie action figures which is why it looks nothing like her

 

[Fez909]

Was she a fash or not then? Did she ever disavow her in-laws’ views or distance herself from the Mussolinis? I tried to find out recently after I discovered she was still alive. But ai got distracted by Italo disco, as you do - Wiki informed me about Alexandra Mussolini’s short disco career, and all else was forgotten.

This is now an Italo [disco] thread

 

[Elpenor]

Did she play the woman who ran the Carnforth Station Tea Room in Brief Envounter?

It’s inna da spoon

 

[Orang Utan]

This is now an Italo [disco] thread

Oh not again. It wasn’t really worth the bother.
She doesn’t hold a candle to Sabrina, Fun Fun or Fancy.

 

[JimW]

We don't need this fascist groove thang.

 

[Fez909]

We don't need this fascist groove thang.

The antidote:

 

[Orang Utan]

Italians do it better though

But also let’s have this delightfully tasteless US Mussolini corrido:

 

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Italians do it better though

Italians do many things better but another discussion for another thread.