Sophia Loren may have spent most of ... and in a way she reminded me of my mother,” Loren said of the character of Madame Rosa. “And I was missing my work when I read this beautiful story.” ...

Sophia Loren is making her return to acting ... In “The Life Ahead,” Loren plays the role of Madame Rosa, a Holocaust survivor who acts as a caregiver and nurturer to children of sex workers.

Screen legend Sophia Loren ... Edoardo Ponti, Loren's son with producer Carlo Ponti, says the "Grumpier Old Men" star jumped at the chance to portray the spirited Madame Rosa, a Holocaust ...

There’s one clear reason to watch “The Life Ahead,” but for those who appreciate cinematic history, it’s a good one: Sophia ... the 1977 film “Madame Rosa.” Here Loren plays the ...

Sophia Loren is having a a full-circle moment. In Netflix's Italian-language The Life Ahead (out Nov. 13), she portrays a Holocaust survivor, Madame Rosa, who takes in a Senagalese immigrant ...

ROME — Film legend Sophia ... Ponti, Loren's son with producer Carlo Ponti, told USA TODAY at the time that the Italian actress jumped at the chance to portray the spirited Madame Rosa ...

As remarkable a role as it is, Madame Rosa is typical of Loren’s most memorable characters who always had as much grit as glamour – pride and passion simmering just below the surface ready to erupt.

Six years ago, Sophia ... as “Madame Rosa,” with Simone Signoret in the title role. That sentimental telling won the Oscars’ foreign-language film prize over what is arguably Loren’s ...

A version of this story about Sophia Loren and “The Life ... and in a way she reminded me of my mother,” Loren said of the character of Madame Rosa. “And I was missing my work when I read ...

There’s one clear reason to watch “The Life Ahead,” but for those who appreciate cinematic history, it’s a good one: Sophia ... the 1977 film “Madame Rosa.” Here Loren plays the ...