Imperial Gina: The Strictly Unauthorized Biography of Gina Lollobrigida (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "I remember the first time I saw Gina Lollobrigida; the place, a theater in Sao Paolo either in 1957 or 1958; the movie, La donna..." (more)
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Product Description

A picture of the life of this unusually beautiful and talented woman.

About the Author

Luis Canales

Product Details

• Hardcover: 285 pages
• Publisher: Branden Books; 1st edition (August 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0828319324
• ISBN-13: 978-0828319324
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,339,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy Gina!!!, April 9, 2003

By A Customer

This is a great unauthorized biography of the sexy,sensuous movie starlet Gina Lolabrigida and is highly recommended.Hopefully someday,there will be a video biography available of this great actress.Gina,we all love you!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Gina bio, but doesn't cover her life in the 1990's, November 13, 2005

By	Joseph A. Admire (Manassas, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read this book several years ago via interlibrary loan, and it's quite good as a biography of Lollobrigida, although unofficial/unauthorized; however, it's somewhat out of date now, having been published in 1990, so it doesn't cover her most recent movie work nor her latest artistic efforts or forays into political and social activism. Also, the author is a non-native English speaker (Brazilian native living in Tokyo, I believe); I think the book was in fact translated into English from Portuguese, so the turn of phrasing is occasionally odd to the American eye. All the same, there is very little in full-length book form on Gina available to U.S. readers, so if you're a fan and you get a chance to get ahold of this book, absolutely do get it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good biography of a great star, October 15, 2009

By	R. de Aquino (Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Luis Canales' biography of Gina Lollobrigida is a painstaking work of film scholarship and a loving tribute to a great star. Although unauthorized, the biography is solid and makes for absorbing reading for those interested in the multiple talents of this amazing woman. For anyone wanting a more recent addition to Gina bibliography, I suggest importing "Vissi d'Arte," a book written by Lollo herself and edited by Federico Motta Editore, Milan, 2008. The latter is an absolutely fantastic book, mostly dedicated to Lollobrigida's work as a sculptress and visual artist, but it also contains great photos from her films. Recommended!!!