Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLong after rising to stratospheric stardom during the glory days of cinema Italiano and Hollywood’s golden era, Sophia Loren has stepped out of semiretirement to play Madame Rosa, a former prostitute and Holocaust survivor, in “The Life Ahead,” directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.It’s yet another signature role and a stunning comeback for the Italian icon, now 86, who after working with the crème de la crème of award-winning co-stars, this time shines opposite Ibrahima Gueye, a 12-year-old Senegalese boy, in his first real acting role.
He plays Momo, an orphaned street kid. It is through his eyes that this powerful story of love and friendship between an unlikely pair is told.
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