Chaplin, Brando and A Countess From Hong Kong

There was a lot of buzz about A Countess From Hong Kong when it was first announced. After all, it would be Charlie Chaplin’s first film in more than ten years. The buzz increased, even more, when it came out that Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren would star. What a combination! The Little Tramp, Stanley Kowalski and Italy’s greatest export since pizza and pasta. How could it miss?

Sophia Loren: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

   Photo Credit: Tracy May

   Recently, my wife and I had the pleasure of spending an evening with Sophia Loren. That is, we and about 1,500 other folks at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. It was a Q&A and this was her last stop on a eleven city tour before she headed back home to Geneva. The 81 year old icon is still a beauty and extremely grateful for a life well spent.