The Life Ahead (2020)

Original title

La vita davanti a sé

Directed by

Edoardo Ponti

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 575 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly Holocaust survivor names Madame Rosa takes in the young son of a prostitute. The two form an unlikely bond as they navigate loss and hardship together.

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What happens

The Life Ahead (Italian: La vita davanti a sé) is a 2020 Italian drama film directed by Edoardo Ponti, from a screenplay by Ponti and Ugo Chiti. It is the third screen adaptation of the 1975 novel The Life Before Us by Romain Gary. It stars Sophia Loren, Ibrahim Gueye and Abril Zamora, and is set in Bari, Italy. The film was preceded by Madame Rosa, a 1977 film based on the Gary novel, directed by Moshé Mizrahi and featuring Simone Signoret. Like the book, the first film version is set in Paris.The Life Ahead was given a limited release on November 6, 2020, followed by digital streaming on Netflix on November 13. The Life Ahead received major awards attention, especially for its music and lead performance, including Academy Awards and Golden Globes. The song "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren and Laura Pausini) won Best Original Song at the Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Sophia Loren won several Best Actress honors, including the David di Donatello and was nominated at the Satellite Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at 85 years old. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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