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 MOVIE PREMIERES USA Between Strangers Palm Springs Festival - January 14 GERMANY Between Strangers Hamburg (German Filmfest) September 23 (Zwischen Fremden) AWARDS & ACCOLADES Premio per gli Italiani del Mondo (Italy) Special recognition prize (Fondazione Marzio Tremaglia Premio), Vittoriano complex, Rome, September 3 Molodist Film Festival (Ukraine)
Diploma
to Sophia for her contribution
to the world cinema as well as a film tribute, Kiev, Ukraine, October
25
ENDORSEMENTS Zyloware MSC Cruises MSC Lirica PUBLIC APPEARANCES MACEF Home Show - February 2 Sophia's long-awaited arrival at the MACEF Home Show in Milan provokes a riot among visitors who all want to see her. She spends one hour at the Gio stand where a new jewelry line is presented. Monument to the lira - March 1 Sophia and deputy prime minister Gianfranco Fini preside a lasting homage to the lira as they unveil in Rieti a bronze sculpture of a woman - 10 feet, 10 inches tall, 2,650 pounds and made from melted-down 200-lira coins. MSC Lirica - April 12 Arriving in a vintage red Alpha Romeo, dressed in racy red, Sophia attracts a great crowd to the port of Naples. A spectacular show is staged for the event where Sophia, as godmother, christens MSC Lirica cruise ship. Gala des Coeurs - May 18 Sophia interrupts the shooting of Lives of the Saints in order to attend The Gala des Coeurs in Geneva's Victoria Hall where his son Carlo, Jr. conducts the National Russian Orchestra for the annual charity event. Sophia is accompanied by Carlo and her other son Edoardo. A gala dinner follows at the Beau Rivage hotel. Una Giornata Particolare Revival -
June 9
Sophia
attends press conference and premiere of the restored 1977 movie Una
giornata particolare at Rome's Campidoglio.
She
confesses that this movie is the most beautiful movie she has done. All
participants reunite afterwards for a feast at the Roman
restaurant Santa Lucia.
Rodeo Drive Walk of
Style - September 10
Sophia is in Beverly Hills to participate to the inaugural Rodeo Drive Walk of Style event honoring designer Giorgio Armani Women's
Entertainment Network - September 16
Sophia
attends a
special screening sponsored by Women's
Entertainment network of her
film Between Strangers at the Bryant Park Hotel in New
York City. Sophia later goes to Hollywood, on October 3, in order to
promote the same movie which premieres on WE channel on October 5.
German Filmfest - September 23 Sophia
attends the German Filmfest in Hamburg where Between Strangers
premieres.
Molodist Film Festival - October 25
Wearing
Damiani diamonds, Sophia inaugurates the 33rd Molodist Film Festival in Kiev,
dedicated to
emerging directors, where she receives a diploma for her contribution
to the world of cinema. A film tribute to Sophia is also presented
during
the Festival.
Premio
per gli Italiani del Mondo - September 3
Sophia attends the the 3rd Premio per Gli Italiani del Mondo (Italians in the World Award), sponsored by the Marzio Tremaglia Foundation, in Rome and receives a special recognition prize for her contribution in the world as an Italian living outside Italy. MAGAZINE COVERS Gente Mese, Heim und Welt, Kino Park, Sorrisi e Canzoni TV. TV SHOWS The View - September 16 Interview with Barbara Walter on ABC show. Sophia appears a tad disoriented during the interview but according to her agent she was just overwhelmed by the rapid-fire pace of the co-hosts. BOOKS Sophia Loren - April Release of box set by Bear Family in Germany featuring songs, trailers and poster book. La véritable Sophia - May 8 Biography book by Bertrand Meyer-Stabley is published in France. Sophia Loren Tazio Secchiaroli's photo book dedicated to Sophia is published by the photographer's son in Italy and in Germany. MUSIC Peter and the Wolf - September 23 CD of Prokofiev's masterpiece and Wolf Tracks is released. The recording features Sophia, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev as narrators; the music is performed by the Russia National Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano. All three narrators have designated charities to receive their royalties. EDITOR'S NOTES Goodbye to Alberto Sordi - February 25 Death of actor Alberto Sordi, one of the funniest and most successful postwar Italian actor, with Sophia commenting, "This death is one of the saddest things in my life." Sordi starred in Un giorno in pretura and played opposite Sophia in Due notti con Cleopatra and Il segno di Venere back in the 50's. Family Holiday on Mediterranean Island - August 5 Sophia and her two sons fly to Ancona where they are seen at Raffaello Sanzio airport. They then take a cab to the port and disappear on a yacht bound for an unknown island in the Mediterranean. Sophia's Love Daughter A rumor published by several newspapers and magazines alleges a lady called Maria is the love daughter of Sophia and Marcello Mastroianni. |
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Beverly Hills Photo: Paul Smith 09/09/03  Between Strangers Beverly Hills Photo: Vera Anderson 12/09/03  Between Strangers New York Photo: Sonia Moskowitz 16/09/03  Santa Lucia Restaurant with Sabrina Ferilli Rome Photo: Edoardo Rossi 09/06/03  Hamburg Filmfest Photo: Joern Pollex 23/09/03  Lives of the Saints Photo: Stefano Montesi 05/03  Lives of the Saints / Ferilli Photo: Stefano Montesi 05/03  Between Strangers German poster  Italiani nel Mondo Award Rome 03/09/03 |
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