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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story is a 1980 American television film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Sophia Loren as herself. The film was written by Joanna Crawford based on the 1979 biographical book Sophia, Living and Loving: Her Own Story by A.E. Hotchner and originally aired on NBC on October 26, 1980.
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Oct 26, 1980 · Sophia Loren: Her Own Story: Directed by Mel Stuart. With Sophia Loren, Armand Assante, John Gavin, Rip Torn. Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.
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- Biography, Drama
- Mel Stuart
- 1980-10-26
Apr 22, 2019 · Never released on DVD and very hard to find on VHS being long out-of-print (with only two Amazon reviews as of this post), here is the first installment of this fine autobiopic starring Sophia Loren as herself and her mother, based on A.E. Hotchner's biography.
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Sophia Loren's portrayal of not only herself during adulthood but also her mother makes this television biopic quite unusual, since no other major star (with the exception of Audie Murphy) ever has played herself in a dramatization of her own life story.
- Mel Stuart
- Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story. The Italian movie star (Sophia Loren) portrays herself and her mother in the story of her life and loves.
- Sophia Loren
- Mel Stuart
This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic fling with Cary Grant, and the birth of her first child, and is tied together with actual clips from some of her movies.
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This is the story of Sophia Loren and her personal struggle to turn her life around. From her tortured childhood in Italy, to her silver screen debut and finally, her life with Carlo Ponti (Rip Torn). Ms. Loren is brilliantly featured in a dual role, playing both her mother and herself.
