Editing Sophia Loren (section)

=== Continued success ===
Loren appeared in fewer movies after becoming a mother in 1968. During the next decade, most of her roles were in Italian features. During the 1970s, she was paired with [[Richard Burton]] in the last De Sica-directed film, ''[[The Voyage (1974 film)|The Voyage]]'' (1974), and a remake of the film ''[[Brief Encounter (1974 film)|Brief Encounter]]'' (1974). The film had its premiere on US television on 12 November 1974 as part of the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' series on NBC. In 1976, she starred in ''[[The Cassandra Crossing]]''. It fared extremely well internationally, and was a respectable box office success in the US market. She co-starred with [[Marcello Mastroianni]] again in [[Ettore Scola]]'s ''[[A Special Day]]'' (1977). This movie was nominated for 11 international awards such as two Oscars (best actor in leading role, best foreign picture). It won a Golden Globe Award and a César Award for best foreign movie. Loren's performance was awarded with a David di Donatello Award, the seventh in her career. The movie was extremely well received by American reviewers.
Following this success, Loren starred in an American thriller ''[[Brass Target]]''. This movie received mixed reviews, although it was moderately successful in the United States and internationally. In 1978, she won her fourth Golden Globe for "world film favorite". Other movies of this decade were Academy Award nominee ''[[Sunflower (1970 film)|Sunflower]]'' (1970), which was a critical success, and Arthur Hiller's ''[[Man of La Mancha (film)|Man of La Mancha]]'' (1972), which was a critical and commercial failure despite being nominated for several awards, including two Golden Globes. [[Peter O'Toole]] and [[James Coco]] were nominated for two NBR awards, in addition the [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|NBR]] listed ''Man of La Mancha'' in its best ten pictures of 1972 list.<ref name="yahoo1" /> Loren headlined the action thriller ''[[Firepower (1979 film)|Firepower]]'' (1979) co-starring [[James Coburn]] and [[O. J. Simpson]], whom she had previously worked with on ''The Cassandra Crossing''.

[[File:Sophia Loren Com L28-0277-0001-0001.jpg|left|thumb|280x280px|Loren in 1979]]

In 1980, after the international success of the biography ''Sophia Loren: Living and Loving, Her Own Story'' by [[A. E. Hotchner]], Loren portrayed herself and her mother in a made-for-television [[biopic]] adaptation of her [[autobiography]], ''Sophia Loren: Her Own Story''. Ritza Brown and Chiara Ferrari each portrayed the younger Loren. In 1981, she became the first female celebrity to launch her own [[perfume]], 'Sophia', and a brand of eyewear soon followed.<ref name="yahoo1" />

Loren acted infrequently during the 1980s, preferring to devote more time to raising her sons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hall |first=Jane |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088965,00.html |title=Sophia's Choice&nbsp;– Kids & Family Life, Sophia Loren |work=People |date=22 October 1984 |access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Le-Ma/Loren-Sophia.html |title=Sophia Loren&nbsp;– Actors and Actresses&nbsp;– Films as Actress:, Publications|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> In 1981 she turned down the role of [[Alexis Carrington]] in the television series ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''. Although she was set to star in 13 episodes of CBS's ''[[Falcon Crest]]'' in 1984 as Angela Channing's half-sister Francesca Gioberti, negotiations fell through at the last moment and the role went to [[Gina Lollobrigida]] instead. She played the title role in the 1984 TV movie ''[[Aurora (1984 film)|Aurora]]'', in which she acted alongside her 11-year-old real-life son [[Edoardo Ponti]].

Loren has recorded more than two dozen songs throughout her career, including a best-selling album of comedic songs with [[Peter Sellers]]; reportedly, she had to fend off his romantic advances. Partly owing to Sellers's infatuation with Loren, he split with his first wife, Anne Howe. Loren has made it clear to numerous biographers that Sellers's affections were reciprocated only [[platonic love|platonically]]. This collaboration was covered in ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' where actress [[Sonia Aquino]] portrayed Loren. The song "[[Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?]]" by [[Peter Sarstedt]] was said to have been inspired by Loren.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/peter-sarstedt-singer-where-do-you-go-my-lovely-dies-aged-75-1599940 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |last=Keating |first=Fiona |title=Peter Sarstedt, singer of Where Do You Go To My Lovely? dies aged 75 |date=1 February 2017 |access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=A Smudge on My Lens |isbn=978-1-906510-78-7 |page=97 |last=Spencer |first=Dave |publisher=Troubador Publishing Ltd |year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MXkF1c8uRsoC&pg=PA97}}</ref>
[[File:Sophia Loren L.A..jpg|right|thumb|280x280px|Loren in 1986, photo by [[Allan Warren]]]]