Movie Recommendation for Fans of Sophia Loren: Sunflower (1970)

Did you know that sunflowers turn to follow the sun? In Greek mythology, a young nymph fell in love with the sun god Apollo. What do you think the gods did to her?  It's a tragic love story.  The movie "Sunflower" which stars Sophia Loren is also a tragic love story.  Where to Watch.



But the sunflower has more than one love story.

Do you enjoy old movies? Are you also a fan of Sophia Loren? If so, you may have already seen this film, but if you haven't, it comes highly recommended. (That means my husband liked it! ☺) It's a very moving love story about a newly wedded couple. The woman's husband went to war and did not return home. Even though others tell her he is probably dead, she believes her husband is alive and sets out to prove it.  "In the Soviet Union, Giovanna visits the sunflower fields, where there is supposedly one flower for each fallen Italian soldier, and where the Germans forced the Italians to dig their own mass graves."  (Quote Source)

That's it! No spoilers. That's all you'll get out of me, except to say that, this movie would make a great addition to your personal video library. Ms. Loren has starred in many movies that just didn't enough publicity or airtime. This is one of them.

Sunflower (English Subtitled)

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Also posted at our partner blog: Joie de Vivre Magazine.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

Hollywood Screen Legends and Icons: Sophia Loren (September 20, 1934 - )

Discovering Sophia Loren - 2011

Sophia Loren: Live From the TCM Classic Film Festival - 2016

Best Monica Belluci Movie: Malèna (2000) (Reblog)

Fans of Monica Belluci will likely agree that this was her best film ever!  It's the most touching love story about true genuine everlasting love and about how hateful people can be really cruel to an innocent woman who has done them no wrong.

Malèna (2000) | Joie de Vivre Magazine

P.S. The costume designer for this movie gets an A+++. The dresses Ms. Belluci wore were classy and elegant vintage fashion.  I loved every outfit!

Books: The Appointment by Herta Müller

Today Romania is a Republic and enjoys a good relationship with many countries, the United States being one of them. But this was not always the case.

There was a time when Romania was ruled by a ruthless and oppressive dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu. He is no longer with us.

One can imagine all the Romanians were likely dancing in the streets the day of his execution. It was also Christmas Day so they would have been celebrating anyway.

Image Credit: "Bloody Christmas": Christmas in Romania, 1989: romaniadacia.wordpress.com

● Herta Müller received a Nobel Prize for Literature.

● Born in Romania, she lived during the Ceaușescu regime. She escaped. Her novel “The Appointment” incorporates some of her own personal experiences.   The story is about a young Romanian woman who has an appointment that she must keep.

The story begins :

“I’ve been summoned. Thursday, at ten sharp.”

The story ends :

“The trick is not to go mad.”

● The lines in between paint a clear picture of what life was like in Communist Romania.

It's a quick read.  About 200 pages.

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6 Bollywood Movies With an Awesome Soundtrack (Reblog)

I heart Bollywood movies; mainly because of the music.  I don't know if these movies are underrated, but I give them a 5 out of 5-stars rating just for the soundtrack.

(1) *Karam (2005 ‧ Drama)

(2) *What’s Your Raashee? (2009 ‧ Bollywood/Comedy)

(3) *Fashion (2008 ‧ Bollywood/Drama)

(4) *Yuvvraaj (2008 ‧ Drama)

(5) *7 Khoon Maaf (2011 ‧ Thriller/Drama)

(6) *Dostana (2008 ‧ Comedy/Drama)

I am a Priyanka Chopra-Jonas fan so yeah!  She stars in 5 of these movies.

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6 Bollywood Movies With an Awesome Soundtrack
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