“Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life” by Sophia Loren – Hollywood and Elegant Glamor

Over the years Hollywood certainly hasn't lacked in superstars with worldwide renown, but there have been a few to soar above all the heights we thought none would ever reach, and Sophia Loren is one such star.

To those who are unfamiliar with the name, Loren is the sole person to have won six David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress and is one of those people whose career simply took off and never came back down.

In Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life, Sophia Loren brings to us her own autobiography, detailing all there is to know about the star from her childhood to the toll old age has taken upon her.

She takes us through her early years as a child in war-torn Naples, a teenager who won beauty pageants, a young and aspiring actress who took whatever work she could and gave it all, a rising movie star for who the sky was the limit, an international celebrity to rubbed shoulders with some of the most famous and important figures in the world.

We get to hear countless of her stories about her many friends and co-stars, some of which include Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and Paul Newman, just to name a few. Loren takes us behind the scenes of Hollywood and tells us how it was back then without trying to sensationalize anything nor pull punches.

The great thing about the book is that despite all the extraordinary things Loren went through, the voice of the narration remains rather light with an air of humbleness about it. It seems that the author doesn't recount her life simply to get some attention, make money, or show off in front of those who haven't had her luck.

On the contrary, she maintains a very enjoyable, approachable and down-to-Earth attitude which allows us to see that in spite of all that she has lived, Sophia Loren remains a very real human being, and one deserving of that much more respect for not letting it all get to her head.

Admittedly, some of the anecdotes Loren chose to include in this work were a bit questionable, in the sense that they didn't really add anything to our impressions about anyone, nor were they really all that entertaining.

There are certainly a few of these memories which seem to have been written by Loren for herself more than her readers, and though you'll probably feel tempted to skip through them they won't take much away from your ability to enjoy the book.

In the end, this autobiography is certainly one of the more interesting ones to be published recently, giving us unprecedented insight into the life of a figure whose fame is only eclipsed by a very few.

We get to see Loren herself as well as her entourage in a whole different light, as complex and multidimensional people who have a lot to share with the world.

The countless small details work very well to add an extra air of authenticity to this book, not to mention that they are often interesting in themselves.

I would definitely recommend this book to all who want to know about Loren as a person, rather than just an actress.

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Sophia Loren Sophia Loren is an Italian movie star who flourished starting from the 1950s, starring in countless classics including That Kind of Woman and It Started in Naples. She has the record for most David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress at six, and has recently written an autobiography titled Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life.

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