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10-21-2007, 10:03 AM
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Italian movie legend Sophia Loren holds the Campidoglio award she received by the city of Rome in a collateral event of the Rome Film Festiva
Rome - Sophia Loren cried on Saturday as she recalled a lifetime of success for a girl who grew up in a gritty Neapolitan suburb, as the city of Rome honoured the actress for her beauty and elegance.
"Lady History was generous to the girl from Pozzuoli, and I thank her together with all of you," Loren said, her voice breaking with sobs, at the award ceremony in Rome's City Hall atop ancient Capitoline Hill.
The Campidoglio (City Hall) prize citation described Loren as "not only an icon of cinema, but a very synonym of Italy, of that Italy made up of elegance, passion, genius, humanity and beauty".
Loren, 73, wore a low-cut, tailored dark outfit to the ceremony in the Italian capital, which is hosting an international film festival.
The actress also broke into tears two years ago when she received honorary citizenship from Pozzuoli, a seaside town outside Naples where as a youth she would catch Hollywood movies in the town's single theatre.
Today she lives in Switzerland and the United States.
News24
Italian movie legend Sophia Loren holds the Campidoglio award she received by the city of Rome in a collateral event of the Rome Film Festiva
Rome - Sophia Loren cried on Saturday as she recalled a lifetime of success for a girl who grew up in a gritty Neapolitan suburb, as the city of Rome honoured the actress for her beauty and elegance.
"Lady History was generous to the girl from Pozzuoli, and I thank her together with all of you," Loren said, her voice breaking with sobs, at the award ceremony in Rome's City Hall atop ancient Capitoline Hill.
The Campidoglio (City Hall) prize citation described Loren as "not only an icon of cinema, but a very synonym of Italy, of that Italy made up of elegance, passion, genius, humanity and beauty".
Loren, 73, wore a low-cut, tailored dark outfit to the ceremony in the Italian capital, which is hosting an international film festival.
The actress also broke into tears two years ago when she received honorary citizenship from Pozzuoli, a seaside town outside Naples where as a youth she would catch Hollywood movies in the town's single theatre.
Today she lives in Switzerland and the United States.
News24