The great Italian actress returns behind the camera for the film directed by her son Edoardo Ponti. Here are the details and where to watch the film.
La vita davanti a sé is an important film, highly anticipated by critics and audiences. The reasons are many. First of all, it marks the return of Sophia Loren on the small screen, secondly, the film sees the famous actress working alongside her son, Edoardo Ponti, who is entrusted with the direction of the film.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Romain Gary and comes out on November 13 on Netflix. It also features Laura Pausini, who participated in the soundtrack. In short, we are in front of an Italian product, set in Bari, which tells in an exciting and engaging way the story of a woman who finds herself welcoming the children of the neighborhood who live in conditions of hardship. The story addresses the issues of acceptance and integration, which makes it touching and very current.
La vita davanti a sé: di cosa parla
La vita davanti a sé is a Netflix Original movie and tells the story of Madame Rosa, played by Sophia Loren, a Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust and lives in Bari, where she takes care of raising the children of prostitutes who cannot keep them with them.
Among them is Momo, a 12-year-old boy of Senegalese origin. The two initially do not bond, but gradually build a strong relationship thanks to which they will overcome several difficulties, until they build a small family.
In the cast, in addition to Sophia Loren, we find the young Ibrahima Gueye, Babak Karimi, Abril Zamorra, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Rossi and Francesco Cassano.
La vita davanti a sé: le parole di Sophia Loren
The presence of the actress is certainly one of the most important elements of the film, in fact she decided to return behind the camera after years, but she did it for a precise reason, as she herself declared:
“I receive so many offers – Sophia Loren admits – but I’m at a point in my career where I only want to do the things I absolutely love, that is, great characters in wonderful stories. And there aren’t many of those. Madame Rosa in The Life Before Her was definitely one of those projects that was impossible to pass up.”
Where to watch The Life Before Her streaming
The film is available starting November 13 on Netflix. The film lasts 1 hour and 35 minutes and is available in several languages.
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