Gros plan sur Sophia Loren (1977)

"When I start a film, it's as if it were my first film. I always feel like a beginner." Speaking excellent French, the Italian actress welcomes Christian Defaye into her home and recounts the course of her life. Sophia Loren discusses Naples, her latest film "A Special Day" by Ettore Scola, her mother, a beauty pageant she won at 14, Vittorio De Sica's "The Gold of Naples" which launched her international career, being a star, her personality, cooking, her pace of life, her film projects discussed with her husband Carlo Ponti, her beauty, aging, American cinema, the French language, Italian cinema, her dream of working with Fellini, and misogyny in the film industry. Special Cinema program broadcast on November 15, 1977. Subscribe to the Swiss Radio and Television archives: YouTube:    / rtsarchives   Website: http://rtsarchives.ch Facebook:   / lesarchivesdelarts   Instagram:   / rtsarchives   The RTS archives are available for purchase by audiovisual professionals, media outlets, and institutions. Contact: [email protected] Find Swiss Radio and Television: YouTube:    / rts   Website: http://rts.ch