Obviously, Sophia Loren is a living legend, but she is getting some of the best notices of her life for Netflix’s 2020 Italian drama “The Life Ahead.” In this exclusive clip, titled, “Two Sides of The Same Coin,” that we are proud to present, director Edoardo Ponti, and legendary actress Sophia Loren discuss their acclaimed collaboration, “The Life Ahead.” The story of two survivors, separated by a gulf of generational, racial and religious contrast, reminds viewers of the power of empathy, common ground and the value of seeing the world through the eyes of another.
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- 2/22/2021
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Two top film writers will reveal the secrets behind their scripts when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 Oscar contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published on Thursday, December 10, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a group chat with Daniel and both of the scribes together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 Oscar contenders:
“The Life Ahead” (Netflix): Edoardo Ponti
Ponti’s career has also included “Human Voice,” “Coming and Going,” “Away We Stay,” “Between Strangers” and “Liv.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 Oscar contenders:
“The Life Ahead” (Netflix): Edoardo Ponti
Ponti’s career has also included “Human Voice,” “Coming and Going,” “Away We Stay,” “Between Strangers” and “Liv.
- 12/4/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
John Huston directed his father Walter to an Oscar in 1948 for “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” and his daughter Anjelica to one in 1985 for “Prizzi’s Honor.” Edoardo Ponti, 47, could well do the same for his mother, Sophia Loren, who shines in the acclaimed new Netflix drama “The Life Ahead.”
Ponti, the youngest of Loren’s two sons with her late husband, producer Carlo Ponti, is a graduate for USC School of Cinematic Arts and worked as an assistant with such directors as Michelangelo Antonioni and Robert Altman. He first directed his mother in his 2002 debut “Between Strangers.” Loren won the David di Donatello Award for their 2014 collaboration on “The Human Voice” based Jean Cocteau’s 1930 one-act play “The Human Voice.”
For “The Life Ahead,” Ponti and Ugo Chiti adapted Romain Gary’s 1975 novel “The Life Before Us,” which was also the source of the Oscar-winning 1977 French drama “Madame Rosa,...
Ponti, the youngest of Loren’s two sons with her late husband, producer Carlo Ponti, is a graduate for USC School of Cinematic Arts and worked as an assistant with such directors as Michelangelo Antonioni and Robert Altman. He first directed his mother in his 2002 debut “Between Strangers.” Loren won the David di Donatello Award for their 2014 collaboration on “The Human Voice” based Jean Cocteau’s 1930 one-act play “The Human Voice.”
For “The Life Ahead,” Ponti and Ugo Chiti adapted Romain Gary’s 1975 novel “The Life Before Us,” which was also the source of the Oscar-winning 1977 French drama “Madame Rosa,...
- 11/24/2020
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
What becomes a legend most?
Well, in the case of the Oscar-winning 86-year-old Sophia Loren, a terrific role in the new Netflix movie “The Life Ahead,” which premiered on Nov. 13 to rave reviews. The film is also a valentine from her youngest son Edoardo Ponti who co-adapted and directed the drama based on Romain Gary’s 1975 novel “The Life Before Us.”
Loren plays Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor living in Naples who now takes care of children of prostitutes. But she has her hands full with her latest charge, a 12-year-old Senegalese immigrant named Momo (Ibrahim Gueye). Rosa may seem like the ultimate earth foster mother, but she is haunted by fevered memories of her time at Auschwitz and more and more frequently drifts away from reality.
If the plotline of “The Life Ahead” sounds familiar, the Gary novel was originally adapted as “Madame Rosa,” an Oscar-winning...
Well, in the case of the Oscar-winning 86-year-old Sophia Loren, a terrific role in the new Netflix movie “The Life Ahead,” which premiered on Nov. 13 to rave reviews. The film is also a valentine from her youngest son Edoardo Ponti who co-adapted and directed the drama based on Romain Gary’s 1975 novel “The Life Before Us.”
Loren plays Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor living in Naples who now takes care of children of prostitutes. But she has her hands full with her latest charge, a 12-year-old Senegalese immigrant named Momo (Ibrahim Gueye). Rosa may seem like the ultimate earth foster mother, but she is haunted by fevered memories of her time at Auschwitz and more and more frequently drifts away from reality.
If the plotline of “The Life Ahead” sounds familiar, the Gary novel was originally adapted as “Madame Rosa,” an Oscar-winning...
- 11/17/2020
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Sophia Loren’s expressive eyes are one of cinema’s greatest treasures, and in her first feature in a decade the icon’s gaze swiftly reclaims our attention as if she’d never been absent. “The Life Ahead,” an Italian-language drama directed by the actress’ son Edoardo Ponti (“Between Strangers”), provides an oft-moving, mostly proficient canvas for her to return in resplendent fashion.
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- 11/1/2020
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Playlist
The last time Romain Gary’s novel “The Life Before Us” was turned into a movie, the year was 1977, the film was “Madame Rosa” and the result was an Oscar win for Best Foreign Language Film and a Cesar Award for star Simone Signoret as the title character, a Holocaust survivor and former prostitute taking care of a young Algerian boy.
Gary’s book is now headed back to theater screens in a new, Italian-language adaptation titled “The Life Ahead,” directed by Edoardo Ponti and starring Ponti’s mother, who happens to be the legendary actress Sophia Loren in her first feature-film role in more than a decade. It’s easy enough to see why she came out of semi-retirement for the film – not only is it the third time she’s worked with her son, after 2002’s “Between Strangers” and the 2014 short “Human Voice,” but it’s one of...
Gary’s book is now headed back to theater screens in a new, Italian-language adaptation titled “The Life Ahead,” directed by Edoardo Ponti and starring Ponti’s mother, who happens to be the legendary actress Sophia Loren in her first feature-film role in more than a decade. It’s easy enough to see why she came out of semi-retirement for the film – not only is it the third time she’s worked with her son, after 2002’s “Between Strangers” and the 2014 short “Human Voice,” but it’s one of...
- 10/29/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In 1984, the Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren (“Two Women”) and her then-11-year-old son Edoardo Ponti starred in the TV movie “Aurora.” That little-remembered film began a lovely collaboration between the legendary actress and Ponti, Loren’s younger son by her late husband, producer Carlo Ponti.
Edoardo Ponti gave up acting and switched to directing after earning a fine arts degree in 1998 from USC in film directing in production. And he directed Loren for the first time in the 2002 drama “Between Strangers.” Mother and son both earned acclaimed for their 2014 short, “The Human Voice,” based on Jean Cocteau’s one-act 1930 play.
Their latest collaboration-and Loren’s first film since “The Human Voice”- is the Italian drama “The Life Ahead,” a contemporary adaptation of Romain Gary’s 1975 best-seller “The Life Before Us.” The still-stunning 86-year-old Loren plays a Holocaust survivor named Madame Rosa who becomes unlikely friends with a rebellious 12-year-old...
Edoardo Ponti gave up acting and switched to directing after earning a fine arts degree in 1998 from USC in film directing in production. And he directed Loren for the first time in the 2002 drama “Between Strangers.” Mother and son both earned acclaimed for their 2014 short, “The Human Voice,” based on Jean Cocteau’s one-act 1930 play.
Their latest collaboration-and Loren’s first film since “The Human Voice”- is the Italian drama “The Life Ahead,” a contemporary adaptation of Romain Gary’s 1975 best-seller “The Life Before Us.” The still-stunning 86-year-old Loren plays a Holocaust survivor named Madame Rosa who becomes unlikely friends with a rebellious 12-year-old...
- 10/21/2020
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Fixture of independent film world had been planning to attend Cannes with Mrs Lowry & Son.
Robbie Little, the British producer, co-president of The Little Film Company and stalwart of the independent world, has died unexpectedly in London en route to Cannes.
Little, who served alongside his wife Ellen, was a widely admired, deeply experienced and beloved figure in the film industry. At the time of his death he was working with producer Debbie Gray on the Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave drama Mrs Lowry & Son and The More You Ignore Me, and was planning to continue talks with international buyers on the Croisette.
Robbie Little, the British producer, co-president of The Little Film Company and stalwart of the independent world, has died unexpectedly in London en route to Cannes.
Little, who served alongside his wife Ellen, was a widely admired, deeply experienced and beloved figure in the film industry. At the time of his death he was working with producer Debbie Gray on the Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave drama Mrs Lowry & Son and The More You Ignore Me, and was planning to continue talks with international buyers on the Croisette.
- 5/5/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sophia Loren’s performance in the 2013 movie Human Voice will make its U.S. television debut April 21 on Turner Classic Movies as part of its five-film tribute to the actress. The movie, directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti (Between Strangers), has not been seen outside of the film festival circuit. Human Voice tells the story of an older woman in her last telephone conversation with her lover, as he is leaving her to marry a younger woman. Loren won the 2014 David Di…...
- 4/14/2015
- Deadline
Sophia Loren will be the guest of honour at the 2014 AFI Fest.
The annual event is organised by the American Film Institute, which celebrates current innovation in the film industry and pays tribute to pioneers from the past.
Loren will attend a screening of her classic movie Marriage Italian-Style on November 12 in Los Angeles, in addition to taking part in a discussion.
AFI Fest will also show the new short film The Human Voice, which has been directed by Loren's son Edoardo Ponti.
The organisation's president Bob Gazzale announced the Loren tribute, saying: "In a world where the daily obsession seems to be, 'What's next?' Sophia Loren is a rare and welcome reminder that true talent is timeless.
"It is AFI's honour to shine a proper light on all the gifts she's given the world across the years."
Loren earned a Best Actress Oscar for the war drama Two...
The annual event is organised by the American Film Institute, which celebrates current innovation in the film industry and pays tribute to pioneers from the past.
Loren will attend a screening of her classic movie Marriage Italian-Style on November 12 in Los Angeles, in addition to taking part in a discussion.
AFI Fest will also show the new short film The Human Voice, which has been directed by Loren's son Edoardo Ponti.
The organisation's president Bob Gazzale announced the Loren tribute, saying: "In a world where the daily obsession seems to be, 'What's next?' Sophia Loren is a rare and welcome reminder that true talent is timeless.
"It is AFI's honour to shine a proper light on all the gifts she's given the world across the years."
Loren earned a Best Actress Oscar for the war drama Two...
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Sophia Loren has announced her return to the big screen.
The legendary Italian actress will star in her son Edoardo Ponti's The Human Voice (La voce umana), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on a one-person Jean Cocteau play that originally debuted in the 1930s.
Filming will begin in Rome, Naples and Ostia this month.
The 78-year-old Loren last appeared in the TV movie La mia casa e' piena di specchi (My House Is Full of Mirrors).
Her last big screen features were the 2009 musical Nine and the 2004 comedy Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (Too Much Romance... It's Time For Stuffed Peppers).
Loren previously starred in Ponti's 2002 drama Cuori estrani (Between Strangers).
The legendary Italian actress will star in her son Edoardo Ponti's The Human Voice (La voce umana), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on a one-person Jean Cocteau play that originally debuted in the 1930s.
Filming will begin in Rome, Naples and Ostia this month.
The 78-year-old Loren last appeared in the TV movie La mia casa e' piena di specchi (My House Is Full of Mirrors).
Her last big screen features were the 2009 musical Nine and the 2004 comedy Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (Too Much Romance... It's Time For Stuffed Peppers).
Loren previously starred in Ponti's 2002 drama Cuori estrani (Between Strangers).
- 7/5/2013
- Digital Spy
This must be some sort of record. After starring in movies in the '50, '60, '70s, '80s and '90s, now, at 78, Sophia Loren is coming back to the big screen. The 1960 Oscar winner's return before the cameras, for her first starring role in a decade, will be directed by her son, Eduardo Ponti. The vehicle is La voce umana (The Human Voice), based on a 1930 one-person play by Jean Cocteau, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The three-week shoot is to take place in set in Rome, Naples and the port city Ostia. Ponti, 40, was recently represented at...
- 7/5/2013
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Movie Review: Anjaana Anjaani: Star Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Zayed Khan, Tanvi Azmi and others; Director: Siddharth Anand; Rating: *** – All The Greatest Love Stories Are Between Strangers.
Director Sidharth Anand has come back with his latest offering that provides a unique take on the generic Rom-coms. Anjana Anjani is not your typical ‘Boy Meets Girl’ love story; it is unique in its own way. This is a love story between two strangers who meet under unusual circumstances and manage to find love.
NYC boy Akash (Ranbir Kapoor) and Kiara.
Director Sidharth Anand has come back with his latest offering that provides a unique take on the generic Rom-coms. Anjana Anjani is not your typical ‘Boy Meets Girl’ love story; it is unique in its own way. This is a love story between two strangers who meet under unusual circumstances and manage to find love.
NYC boy Akash (Ranbir Kapoor) and Kiara.
- 10/1/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Coming & Going is an irreverent romantic comedy that poses the question: How far would you go to capture the heart of the one you love? Lee is a young, skilled Obgyn who lacks confidence when it comes to talking to women outside his successful medical practice. A freak injury temporarily lands him in a wheelchair and it is at that precise time that he meets his dream girl. Convinced she's only paid attention to him because he's in that chair, he stays in it to win her affections well after his injury has healed. Coming & Going is about love and the extreme things people do for it.
The film is directed by Edoardo Ponti (Between Strangers) and stars Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Sasha Alexander (NCIS) and Fionula Flanagan (Waking Ned.)
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The film is directed by Edoardo Ponti (Between Strangers) and stars Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Sasha Alexander (NCIS) and Fionula Flanagan (Waking Ned.)
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- 5/7/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Best known as Flight of the Conchords' hapless manager Murray, Rhys Darby was also the best part of Yes Man, last December's Jim Carrey comedy that I bet you'd already forgotten about. But apparently Darby was doing even more than stealing scenes on that set; he seems to have struck up a friendship with co-star Sasha Alexander and her husband, Edoardo Ponti, given that he'll be starring in Ponti's next film. Production Weekly has the news, but no further information about the project called Coming and Going. Ponti's previous film was a drama starring Sophia Loren (Between Strangers), so I really have no idea what to expect from this one. But anything that gives us more Murray is fine by me.
- 3/23/2009
- cinemablend.com
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