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July 2011 Film Series

Classic Films of Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren
On four Saturdays in July, we will view four classic films of Sophia Loren, as part of our ongoing series, History of Film.

Saturday, July 9: "Two Women" (1960)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Carlo Ponti
Sophia won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a woman trying to protect her daughter from the horrors of war.

Saturday, July 16: "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" (1963)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni
Three short stories about three very different couples in Naples, Milan, and Rome.

Saturday, July 23: "Marriage Italian Style" (1964)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni
Businessman plans to marry another woman until his mistress pretends to be on her deathbed.

Saturday, July 30: "Sunflower (1970)
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni
Woman desperately searches for her husband, a soldier missing in action in Russia during WWII.

Spend your Saturday evenings at the Institute's movie series: Classic Films of Sophia Loren.

Film Series - $60. Or you can buy a "Ten Pix Tix" set for $150 that can be used for any 10 films, any time (no expiration date).

Doors open 6PM. Film at 7PM.

Call the office to register: (408) 864-4060, M-F 10AM- 6PM.