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Sophia's Choice
Fanfair
Sophia's Choice
In the beginning, Sophia Loren was merely luscious. "She should have been sculpted in chocolate truffles," raved Noel Coward, "so that the world could have devoured her." It's taken decades, but now we see Sophia as she really is: a complex woman who brings a certain sophistication to even the earthiest roles. And as a class act, who could easily have the vulgar fame of a Joan Collins, but who chooses to save herself for more satisfying work—like the role of the matriarch in this month's mini-series, Mario Puzo's "The Fortunate Pilgrim." Her immigrant clothes are no longer credible, her memory of poverty has faded, but Sophia is some Mother Courage.
