Robert Altman's “Prêt-à-Porter” of 1994, the seventeenth film of Loren and Mastroianni

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Robert Altman's 1994 film Prêt-à-Porter, or Ready to Wear, about the backstage world of fashion shows, featuring the leading celebrities of the day and a great many witty cameos. This is the 17th joint film for the legendary duo of Loren and Mastroianni, and it came after a break of many years. Not the most outstanding of films, but a very pleasant one, good-naturedly cheerful and entertaining if only because it was shot in Paris, Moscow and America.

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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Robert Altman's “Prêt-à-Porter” of 1994, the seventeenth film of Loren and Mastroianni

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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