Summary of Sophia Loren's Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Romilda Garbo, the woman who would become my mother, met my father, Riccardo Scicolone Murillo, in 1933. They fell in love, and she became pregnant. But when he found out that she was pregnant, he grew cold toward her.
#2 I was born on September 20, 1934, in Rome, Italy. I was frail and not particularly pretty. My mother, Romilda, was terrified that I’d be switched with another baby. So she bought a train ticket and took me back home with her.
#3 The apartment was small, but it seemed to expand like an accordion to fit us all in. Our family of seven had grown. My mother, to earn a penny or two, would play in the cafés and trattorie of Pozzuoli and Naples.
#4 I was very shy, and I lived my life as best I could behind a thin yet sturdy veil of shyness. I was afraid of being teased, and I would enter the classroom first or last, after the other students were already in class. I was neat and diligent, but not at ease with the other children.

Sujets

• Love
• Love (disambiguation)
• Performing Arts
• Biography
• Entertainment
• Autobiography
• Sexualité
• sexualité
• Sexualité

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 12 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822507364
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Sophia Loren's Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Romilda Garbo, the woman who would become my mother, met my father, Riccardo Scicolone Murillo, in 1933. They fell in love, and she became pregnant. But when he found out that she was pregnant, he grew cold toward her.

#2

I was born on September 20, 1934, in Rome, Italy. I was frail and not particularly pretty. My mother, Romilda, was terrified that I’d be switched with another baby. So she bought a train ticket and took me back home with her.

#3

The apartment was small, but it seemed to expand like an accordion to fit us all in. Our family of seven had grown. My mother, to earn a penny or two, would play in the cafés and trattorie of Pozzuoli and Naples.

#4

I was very shy, and I lived my life as best I could behind a thin yet sturdy veil of shyness. I was afraid of being teased, and I would enter the classroom first or last, after the other students were already in class. I was neat and diligent, but not at ease with the other children.

#5

I was always interested in the orphans at school, as they were the ones who were most affected by the war. I would sit right in front of them, as if I fell somewhere in between their misfortune and an ordinariness that didn’t belong to me.

#6

When I think of my first memories, I can hear the bombs falling and exploding, and the air raid siren wailing. I can feel the hunger pangs and see the cold darkness of those dreadful nights of war.

#7

I had a very difficult childhood, as I was constantly hungry. I would go to Signora Sticchione’s to get food, and my grandmother would give us credit. We were never able to buy food, as it was always in short supply.

#8

The city of Naples rose up against the Germans in September 1943, and the Germans had to withdraw. On October 1, 1943, General Clark entered the city leading the Allied troops.

#9

After the war, it was time to start over again. We left Naples and walked back to our house in Pozzuoli. My mother had started playing the piano again, in a trattoria with blue walls opposite where we lived.

#10

I was growing up, and I was becoming more and more interested in expressing my emotions. I wanted to dive into a wider sea, even though I couldn’t swim.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had blossomed very late compared with my friends, and by the time I reached 15, I had developed into a voluptuous young woman. I was soon noticed by a teacher who asked my mother for my hand in marriage. I was too shy to go look for someone else.

#2

The author’s neighbor took her to a beauty pageant in Naples, where she was elected the Queen of the Sea and her Twelve Princesses. The author was nervous, but as soon as the spotlights came on, she let herself go and showed her best side.

#3

The pageant winners paraded down the city streets accompanied by a band. I was overwhelmed but also energized by the applause, photos, and interviews. My debut in the world had been a success.

#4

I had moved to Hollywood, and I had a bit part in Giorgio Bianchi’s Hearts at Sea. I was excited to hear that MGM was looking for extras for an epic film set in ancient Rome. My mother knew what she wanted and decided we were going to relocate.

#5

When we arrived in Rome, we were greeted by Romilda, who was so naive that she didn’t even know how to use a token-operated public phone. We were put up by some distant cousins, who didn’t make us feel comfortable, but nothing could stop us from pursuing our destiny.

#6

The Italian filmmakers, Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Luchino Visconti, went into the streets to document the reality of working people and the poor. They focused their cameras on people’s gestures and faces, and on everyday objects. Meanwhile, American troops were flooding Italy with Hollywood films that made viewers dream a different kind of dream.