Sophia Loren

Description

Recounting the life of Sophia Loren, the most popular Italian star in the world and one of its greatest actresses, this biography reveals all the personal events and nuances that helped make her a legend. It sheds light on what hid behind her perfect gaze and her sensual body that has set millions of men’s hearts racing. The book recounts the journey from her birthplace of Pozzuoli, Italy, to Los Angeles–from her difficult upbringing, marked by poverty, war, and her father’s neglect, to the international success she achieved through her movie career. It tells of her secret, hopeless love for Cary Grant and the only great, stable relationship in the actress’s life: with Carlo Ponti. With both color and black-and-white photos accompanying the text, the book gives a new, more authentic portrait of Sophia Loren–a far cry from the glossy images and the stereotype which the actress herself created and supported for years.