Exclusive: Theatres may be closing again at a rapid pace, but the power of being on Netflix during this worldwide pandemic certainly appears to be good news for those whose awards hopeful films have been debuting on the streaming service at virtually a weekly pace.
For cinema legend Sophia Loren that means the biggest opening of her seven decade career. Returning to feature films for the first time since a supporting turn in Nine a decade ago, and her first leading role in much longer than that, her new movie The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti has hit the top ten of all Netflix offerings over its first week in 37 countries including the U.S. , Italy, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Greece, France, and Brazil among others. The Italian language film has won critical acclaim for both it and its star and currently stands at 94% fresh...
For cinema legend Sophia Loren that means the biggest opening of her seven decade career. Returning to feature films for the first time since a supporting turn in Nine a decade ago, and her first leading role in much longer than that, her new movie The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti has hit the top ten of all Netflix offerings over its first week in 37 countries including the U.S. , Italy, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Greece, France, and Brazil among others. The Italian language film has won critical acclaim for both it and its star and currently stands at 94% fresh...
- 11/23/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
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