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By Stone Martindale Oct 18, 2006, 3:48 GMT

Rome Film festival snubs Sophia Loren

Mamma Mia! Unimaginably, the Italian film star, the eternally beautiful Sophia Loren is rightfully fuming after being "overlooked" by organizers of the Rome Film Festival, who failed to invite the iconic Italian star to the opening ceremony.

Sophia Loren (R) and heart surgeon Yakov Brandt attend the opening ceremony for the 'Golden Heart' international charity award in Moscow, Sunday 21 May 2006. Steven Seagal, Jessica Lange and Sophia Loren arrived in Moscow to attend a ceremony for the 'Golden Heart' international charity award. The award was initiated by the Russian Red Cross, ITAR-TASS and the International Organization for Cooperation in Business and Culture. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Sophia Loren (R) and heart surgeon Yakov Brandt attend the opening ceremony for the 'Golden Heart' international charity award in Moscow, Sunday 21 May 2006. Steven Seagal, Jessica Lange and Sophia Loren arrived in Moscow to attend a ceremony for the 'Golden Heart' international charity award. The award was initiated by the Russian Red Cross, ITAR-TASS and the International Organization for Cooperation in Business and Culture. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKYThe festival opened this last weekend, has been attended by Nicole Kidman, Monica Bellucci and Sean Connery, but the 71-year-old Loren's invitation was M.I.A.Loren's sister, Maria Scicolone, who lives in Rome, says, "We sat at home and ate chocolates."A last-minute invitation does not seem to me the proper way to go about things. Sophia is not exactly an unknown."

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