Sophia Loren Gold Collection (ej svensk text) (Blu-ray)

Two Women: TWO WOMEN tells the story of a young widow, Cesira (Sophia Loren) and her 12 year old daughter who flee war-ravaged Rome to Cesira’s native village in Ciociaria. Yet, as the allied forces push back the German occupation, the two women fall victim to a devastatingly brutal act at the very hand of the country’s liberators. TWO WOMEN is a magnificent and compassionate depiction of a country at war, directed by Vittorio De Sica (Umberto D., Marriage Italian Style) with powerful performances from Sophia Loren (A Special Day, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow) and Jean Paul Belmondo. Marriage Italian Style: Both Sophia Loren and co-star Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita, 8 and 1/2) are more irrepressible than ever: their talent, exquisite timing and their sheer chemistry – emphasised by the direction of the Award-winning Vittorio De Sica (Umberto D. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) – explode onto the screen! Filumena is the lifetime mistress of a wealthy playboy who is planning to leave her and marry another woman. She will do anything in her power to stop this and marry her instead, including revealing that she’s had three children that she kept hidden from him and one of them is his. But which one? A powerful balance of comedy and drama, with extraordinary performances from Mastroianni and Loren at their best! For the 1st time on video, the film is presented both in subtitled Italian and spoken English, enabling a new appreciation of this quintessential play which was first brought to UK by Franco Zeffirelli, and later showcased by Peter Hall with Dame Judy Dench. A timeless comedy of our all-too-human foibles. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow: Irrepressible Vittorio De Sica (Bicycle Thieves, UMBERTO D.) directs this Oscar-winning film of three comic tales of love and sex in three cities. In Naples, Adelina sells cigarettes on the black market whilst avoiding prison thanks to a long string of pregnancies! In Milan, rich Anna tries to escape boredom through escapades with a struggling journalist – until he prangs her Rolls! And in Rome “tart with a heart” Mara tackles a young priest’s infatuation with hilarious consequences. Three completely disparate sets of characters for the fabulous Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni who yet again demonstrate they’re the greatest screen couple of all times, with an Oscar ® for Best Foreign Picture to prove it and, of course, the epoch-making Loren strip-tease which seduced generations… This is timeless, perfect cinema! A Special Day: A very delicate, funny and moving story of the encounter between two people who are poles apart. Beautifully directed by Ettore Scola, it won the Golden Globe for best foreign film. Set in 1938 during Adolf Hitler visit to Mussolini, it tells the story of Antonietta (Sophia Loren) a working class housewife, left alone by her family who like most people in Rome went to the parade, meets the only other person left in their block, Gabriele (Marcello Mastroianni) a persecuted homosexual radio announcer. They strike an unexpectedly close friendship that will change their perceptions of love, politics and life itself.