Word: pontis
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Which brings me to Sophia Loren. We would call her statuesque, but that barely does the young Loren justice; so iconic is her voluptuousness, it would be fairer to call statues Sophiaesque. She was married to producer Carlo Ponti, but she didn't need a patron to get good roles. She was "The Miller's Beautiful Wife," a Mario Camerini comedy co-starring de Sica and a calflike Mastroianni. She appeared in de Sica's "Gold of Naples" with Mangano and the clown Toto...
...find enough qualified workers to fill the seats at call centers and other service-sector businesses. Labor markets are even getting tight in Italy, where jobless figures have long been in double digits. "From an intelligent secretary on up, you just can't find people," gripes Alessandro Ponti, head of Zetesis, an Internet services company in northern Italy. (Those laid-off workers in Silicon Valley might consider sending their résumés to Milan.) With more Europeans working and making more money, internal consumer demand ought to help offset the weakness in exports...
...film's own behind-the-scenes story is also instructive. When producer Carlo Ponti saw the finished film, he was upset at the absence of Bardot nudity. Godard then shot the famous opening scene, of Bardot asking Piccoli if he likes her eyes, breasts, ass--a catalog that commercializes her body, just as Ponti demanded--and Piccoli replying that he loves her "totally, tenderly, tragically...
Leaving: Harvard Student Agencies Chief Executive Officer MICHELLE PONTI resigned her post in August. HSA members said Ponti's relationships with student leaders were often strained. Ponti's replacement will be given only the title of general manager...
Leaving: Harvard Student Agencies Chief Executive Officer MICHELLE PONTI resigned her post in August. HSA members said Ponti's relationships with student leaders were often strained. Ponti's replacement will be given only the title of general manager...