Mastroianni in his final American film role, Loren proves she’s lost none of her flair for comedy. Loren, plus the out-of-this-world 1990s fashion, and a soundtrack featuring Janet Jackson, Salt-N-Pepa, Björk, and The Cranberries, together are worth more than the price of admission. DIRECTED BY: Robert Altman. WRITTEN BY: Robert Altman, Barbara Shulgasser. WITH: Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kim Basinger. 1994. 133 min. USA. Color. Scope. English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of Harvard Film Archive.
DIRECTED BY: Vittorio De Sica. WRITTEN BY: Diego Fabbri, Massimo Franciosa, Luisa Montagnana. WITH: Sophia Loren, Richard Burton, Ian Bannen, Barbara Pilavin. 1974. 102 min. Italy/France. Color. Italian. Rated PG. DCP. Courtesy of Cinecittà.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY (SABATO, DOMENICA E LUNEDÌ)
Saturday, Sunday and Monday ( Sabato, Domenica e Lunedì ) in 4K Fri, Nov 29 | 7:30pm | TMT World Restoration Premiere
For Sophia Loren’s second project with director Lina Wertmüller, and at least the twentieth with her husband Carlo Ponti as producer, she is cast as an unglamorous matron. In the capable hands of Wertmüller—who by the making of this film was still the only female filmmaker who had been nominated for Directing at the Oscars—Loren stars as Rosa, a mother of seven living in the tumultuous lands near Mount Vesuvius, who uses her cooking mastery to charm her way back into her husband’s affections. DIRECTED BY: Lina Wertmüller. WRITTEN BY: Raffaele La Capria, Lina Wertmüller. WITH: Sophia Loren, Luca De Filippo, Luciano De Crescenzo, Alessandra Mussolini. 1990. 175 min. Italy. Color. Italian. 4K DCP. Digital restoration by Cinecittà.
READY TO WEAR (PRÊT-À-PORTER)
Ready to Wear ( Prêt-à-porter ) in 35mm Sat, Nov 30 | 7:30pm | TMT
Typical of director Robert Altman’s immersive style of ensemble filmmaking, and boasting a jam-packed cast of international stars, this underrated fashion world satire plunges deep into the dizzying hustle of Paris Fashion Week, the keys to which have just been handed to the stylish, recently widowed Isabella de la Fontaine (Sophia Loren). Alongside Lauren Bacall, Kim Basinger, Julia Roberts, Anouk Aimée, and longtime collaborator Marcello
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