Schöne Isabella (1967)

Schöne Isabella: Directed by Francesco Rosi. With Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, Georges Wilson, Leslie French. In 17th century Italy, a Spanish prince, who’s searching for a bride, falls in-love with a beautiful local peasant girl.

“I only saw the last half hour of this movie on the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) channel on cable one early morning last month and incidentally, was the climax of the movie. I was immediately pulled by the beauty of Sophia Loren as she competes with the other princesses in the dishwashing contest. That scene alone is a classic! Iu0026#39;ve never seen quite like it before. Too bad the movie is not available on VHS or DVD because I sure would love to own this one. Considering that I am not familiar of Sophia Loren and her movies (she peaked before my time), it is amazing to see how ravishing she looked! She joins the ranks of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, for me, as the most beautiful women on the silver screen.”