Directed by Edoardo Ponti, Madame Rosa, is a Holocaust survivor who bonds with a Senegalese orphan. Her portrayal of maternal warmth and strength earned widespread acclaim and marked a remarkable late-career performance.
A powerful drama that portrays a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II. The story is fictional but based on actual events of 1944 in Rome and rural Lazio, during the Marocchinate.
The story follows Tom Winters, a lawyer working for the U.S. State Department, has been separated from his wife and three children: David, Elizabeth and Robert. Tom returns to Washington, D.C. from Europe after his wife dies.
Filumena, is a former prostitute who tricks a businessman into marriage after a 20-year affair. A romantic comedy is filled with wit, drama, and passion, showcasing Loren’s incredible acting range.
An anthology film tells three different stories of love and relationships, with Loren playing three different women. Her famous striptease scene opposite Marcello Mastroianni in the third story is particularly memorable.
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, the film is a collection of vignettes about life in Naples, and Loren plays a woman caught up in various amusing and dramatic situations.
The film explores the chance meeting of two isolated people on the day of a parade for Hitler’s visit to Rome. The theme of the film includes gender roles, fascism, and the persecution of homosexuals under the Mussolini regime.