История любви. Софи Лорен.

Her real name is Sofia Scicalone. She grew up in a small village in southern Italy, where fishermen mostly lived. Sofia grew up long, shaggy and nosey. At school, she was teased with a scythe and a toothpick. It was offensive and generally difficult. Her mother raised her alone. Her father only helped her with money from time to time. But at the age of 14, Sofia grew up, became beautiful and won the local beauty contest in the nomination of the Princess of the Sea. The prize was several roulons of wallpaper, tickets to Rome and an invitation to visit a movie studio. So Sofia Loren's growth played into her hands. Of course, Sofia dreamed of a movie. And her mother told her, if a girl is beautiful but poor, there is only one way ahead of her to turn her beauty into money. At the age of 18, Sofia starred in comics and dreamed of making her way into the cinema. And then one day her movie producer, Carlo Ponti, saw her. It was he who opened the world to Gino Lalobrigida Ponti told Sofia that she was very good and would become a movie star. Only to lose weight, of course, especially in the hips, and to shorten the nose. Sofia was unpleasant to hear this. She liked herself. And that was enough. She said that she would not change anything in herself. After these words, Carlo Ponti endlessly respected her. He got used to the fact that girls are ready for everything, just to become famous. And he could no longer refuse to make a star out of Sofia. He felt like a jeweler for getting a rare, but not limited diamond. Ponti was engaged in cinema for interest. He was a well-established person, a doctor of law, a seborrheic, a smart man, brilliant in art and literature. Sofia became his new and favorite project. He hung out with Sofia for months, taught her how to speak without a provincial accent, how to dye and comb her hair so as not to look like a funny provincial woman, forced her to read classical literature, and listen to classical music. He even taught her to walk beautifully, put desks with open drawers in two rows, and Sofia had to close them while passing by, rocking her hips. The pseudonym Sofi Loren also came up with Carlo Ponti and concluded profitable contracts for her. So Italy saw a marriage in Italian yesterday, today, tomorrow. Carlo quickly became a necessity for Sofia. She needed him to always be next to her, take care of her, explain the incomprehensible, improve the bad. She wanted to marry him, to be with him in grief and joy. Of course, she understood everything. The age difference between Carlo Ponti and Sofia Loren was 22 years. The difference in status was also huge. He is a doctor of law, a producer, and she ... And even the difference in height, Carlo Ponti was 15 cm below Sofia Loren, was not in her favor. And most importantly, he was married and they had two sons, Giulio and Astri. Sofia Loren and Carlo Ponti had to meet in secret because Carlo was married and according to Italian laws of the time he could not divorce. Sofi Loren's mother was against her daughter dating a free man. She was afraid that Sofi would repeat her fate and give birth to a child out of wedlock. The actress herself all these years continued to think that she grew up without a father. In 1956, Sofi received the main role in the film Pride and Passion, but was disappointed by the young actress and even soon started talking about the wedding, not knowing that his beloved had been engaged to Ponti for three years. However, Grant was not going to give up, especially since fate brought him and Loren together again on the set of the film Floating House. Gary sent Sofi flowers and gifts every day and quite clearly stated his intentions. Then Carlo Ponti realized that it was better for him to do something otherwise he would lose Sofi forever. Later, Loren admitted that she had to make a difficult choice between these men and in the end she remained a person who belonged to her culture, because Carlo was also Italian. Catholic Ponti could not get the permission of the Vatican to divorce his first wife and then they left for Mexico with Sofi. There, Ponti arranged the first marriage and married Sofi. They themselves believed that a happy end had come in their love story. Sofi married her unremarkable rooty Ponti, and Ponti rose, kissed her nose and rejoiced that she refused to remake it. Italy felt insulted. With their Mexican marriage, Sofi Loren and Carlo Ponti simply spat at the family values of the whole country. Their outrageous behavior was discussed in every coffee shop, at every bazaar. It came to the point that the Italians decided to boycott their films and Ponti came up with a way to fix everything. They accepted French citizenship and then Carlo Ponti was officially divorced from Giulia and became the husband of Sofi Loren. Ponti was finally happy. His beloved woman was with him and he, damn it, made her a dazzling movie star of world stardom. But the young wife was not happy. Much more than a movie star, Sofi Loren wanted to become a mother and have children, but Sofi got pregnant again and almost from the beginning of the pregnancy she went to an excellent Swiss clinic under the supervision of doctors. Sofi forbade herself to watch TV, forbade to remove earplugs so that the future baby would not be alarmed by loud sounds, would not answer phone calls. Doctors did not reassure her and even prepared for a bad outcome. But she gave birth to Carlo Ponti Jr., and four years later another son, Eduardo. Sofi Loren and Carlo Ponti also became successful celebrities, senior conductor, junior director. It must be said that throughout their lives both Carlo and Sofi wrote numerous novels on the side, but lovers remained together all these years and always kept each other. When Ponti was suspected of infidelity and asked him provocative questions, he only joked. I can't say I'm clean like the first snow, but if I really had all those novels that are attributed to me, then I just wouldn't have time for a movie. The love story of Sofi Loren and Carlo Ponti lasted half a century. Carlo only a few months did not live to their golden wedding. The happy marriage of Sofi Loren broke off on January 10, 2007, the day of Ponti's death. The producer died at the age of 94 from a disease of the lungs. Sofi Loren always said that God gave her this love and that without a husband she would not be who she became. Therefore, having become a widow, Loren did not leave her acting career. In the fall of 2020, the premiere of the film by Edoardo Ponti, All Life Ahead, took place, where his 86-year-old mother played the main role. On September 20, 2023, the legendary actress turned 89, but she is still gorgeous, although she comes to light less often than before. Sofi was born in a small village in southern Italy, where fishermen mostly lived. Sofi grew up long, shaggy and nosy. At school, she was teased with a scythe and a toothpick. It was offensive and difficult. Her mother raised her alone. Her father only helped her with money from time to time. But at the age of 14, Sofi grew up, became beautiful and decided to open a movie studio. So Sofi Loren's growth played into her hands. Of course, Sofi dreamed of a movie. And her mother said to her, if a girl is beautiful but poor, there is only one way to go to turn your beauty into money. At the age of 18, Sofi was filming for comics and dreamed of making it into the cinema. And then one day her movie producer, Carlo Ponti, said to Sofi, that she should lose weight, especially in the hips, and shorten her nose. Sofi was unpleasant to hear this. She liked it, and that was enough. She said that she would not change anything in herself. After these words, Carlo Ponti endlessly respected her. He got used to the fact that girls are ready for anything just to become famous. Sofi became a rare, but not limited diamond. Ponti was engaged in cinema for the sake of interest. He was a well-established person, a doctor of law, a seborrheic, a smart man who was brilliant in art and literature. Sofi became his new and favorite project. He was busy with Sofi for months. He taught her how to speak without a provincial accent, how to dye and comb her hair and how to listen to classical music. He even taught her to walk beautifully. He put desks with open drawers in two rows, and Sofi had to close them while passing by, rocking her hips. The pseudonym Sofi Loren was also invented by Carlo Ponti and made beneficial contracts for her. So Italy saw a marriage in Italian yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Carlo quickly became a necessity for Sofi. She wanted to marry him, to be with him in grief and joy. Of course, she understood everything. The age difference between Carlo Ponti and Sofi Loren was 22 years. The difference in status was also huge. He is a doctor of law, a producer, and she... And even the difference in height, Carlo Ponti was 15 centimeters shorter than Sofi Loren, was not in her favor. And most importantly, he was married and they had two sons, Giulio and Astri. Sofi Loren and her lover had to meet secretly, because Carlo was married, and according to the Italian laws of that time, he could not divorce. Sofi Loren's mother was against her daughter meeting a free man. She was afraid that Sofi would repeat her fate and give birth to a child out of wedlock. The actress herself all these years continued to think that she grew up without a father. In 1956, Sofi got the lead role of Carlo Ponti and Grant. He was charmed by the young actress and even soon started talking about the wedding, not knowing that his beloved had been engaged to Ponti for three years. However, Grant was not going to give up, especially since fate brought him and Loren together again on the set of the film Floating House. Gary sent Sofi flowers and gifts every day and quite clearly stated his intentions. Then Carlo Ponti realized that he had better do something, otherwise he would lose Sofi forever. Sofi realized that at some point she had to make a difficult choice between these men. As a result, she remained a person who belonged to her culture. After all, Carlo was also Italian. Catholic Ponti could not get the permission of the Vatican to divorce his first wife, and then they left for Mexico with Sofi. There, Ponti arranged the first marriage and married Sofi. They themselves believed that in their love story Sofi hugged her inconspicuous rooty Ponti, and Ponti rose, kissed her nose and rejoiced that she refused to remake it. Italy felt insulted. Sofi-Loren and Carlo-Ponti simply spat at the family values of the whole country with their Mexican marriage. Their outrageous behavior was discussed in every coffee shop, at every bazaar. It came to the point that the Italians decided to boycott their films Sofi-Loren and Ponti came up with a way to fix everything. They accepted French citizenship and then Carlo-Ponti officially divorced Giulia and became Sofi-Loren's husband. Ponti was finally happy. His beloved woman was with him. And he, damn it, made her a dazzling movie star of the world's magnitude. But the young wife was not happy. Much more than a movie star, Sofi-Loren wanted to become a mother and the doctors said that it was better to leave all attempts. However, Sofi got pregnant again and almost from the beginning of the pregnancy she went to an excellent Swiss clinic under the supervision of doctors. Sofi forbade herself to watch TV, forbade to remove earplugs so that the future baby would not be frightened by loud sounds, did not answer phone calls. Doctors did not reassure her and even prepared for a bad outcome. But she gave birth to Carlo-Ponti Jr., the children of Sofi-Loren and Carlo-Ponti also became successful celebrities, senior conductor, junior director. It must be said that throughout his life both Carlo and Sofi wrote numerous novels on the side, but lovers remained together all these years and always kept each other. When Ponti was suspected of infidelity and asked him provocative questions, he only joked. I can't say I'm clean like the first snow, but if I really had all those novels that are attributed to me, then I simply would not have time for a movie. The love story of Sofi-Loren and Carlo-Ponti lasted half a century. Carlo only a few months did not live to their golden wedding. The happy marriage of Sofi-Loren broke off on January 10, 2007, the day of Ponti's death. The producer died at the age of 94 from a disease of the lungs. Sofi-Loren always said that God gave her this love and that she would never become who she became. Therefore, having become a widow, Sofi-Loren did not leave her acting career. In the fall of 2020, the premiere of the film Edoardo Ponti took place right in front of him, where his 86-year-old mother played the main role. On September 20, 2023, the legendary actress turned 89, but she is still gorgeous, although she comes to light