Great television classic from the eighties with Stefanie Powers and Fabio Testi
On the 80th birthday of ItaloCinema star Fabio Testi (born on August 2nd, 1941), we should remember this fantastic two-part television series, which was broadcast for the first time on NBC on May 27, 1985 and then gradually moved from Christmas 1986 on moved into the third programs (die Dritten) in Germany.
The story is told by twin sisters (Stefanie Powers) who are bored with their respective lives and quickly swap roles. Their lives could hardly be more different. Stephanie Roberts is the mother of two teenage children and the wife of what she considers to be a somewhat boring university professor (Barry Bostwick), while Sabrina Longworth is a London gallery owner who is a part of the European jet set. Then the surprise: both women thrive in each other's lives. Anyone who has seen the stormy love and party scenes of the life-hungry Stephanie (aka Sabrina) with her model Latin lover Carlo Ferraro (of course Poliziottesco veteran Fabio Testi in a star role!) will love the accompanying music of the unforgettable Pointer Sisters with their great smash hit "I'm So Excited" can never be forgotten. This was television at its absolute peak! With this two-parter, NBC achieved its highest ratings in 8 years! And in the German-speaking world, too, the adventures of the two twins, which unfortunately did not end happily for both of them, were an absolute cult.
In other roles you could see the indestructible Gina Lollobrigida (flown in from the FalconCrest set, on her way to the legendary jury chairmanship at the 1986 Berlinale) and the wonderful Jeremy Brett (1933-1995), who appeared alongside Audrey Hepburn in "War and Peace" ( 1956) and "My Fair Lady" (1964) played two magical supporting roles.
Great!!!
On the 80th birthday of ItaloCinema star Fabio Testi (born on August 2nd, 1941), we should remember this fantastic two-part television series, which was broadcast for the first time on NBC on May 27, 1985 and then gradually moved from Christmas 1986 on moved into the third programs (die Dritten) in Germany.
The story is told by twin sisters (Stefanie Powers) who are bored with their respective lives and quickly swap roles. Their lives could hardly be more different. Stephanie Roberts is the mother of two teenage children and the wife of what she considers to be a somewhat boring university professor (Barry Bostwick), while Sabrina Longworth is a London gallery owner who is a part of the European jet set. Then the surprise: both women thrive in each other's lives. Anyone who has seen the stormy love and party scenes of the life-hungry Stephanie (aka Sabrina) with her model Latin lover Carlo Ferraro (of course Poliziottesco veteran Fabio Testi in a star role!) will love the accompanying music of the unforgettable Pointer Sisters with their great smash hit "I'm So Excited" can never be forgotten. This was television at its absolute peak! With this two-parter, NBC achieved its highest ratings in 8 years! And in the German-speaking world, too, the adventures of the two twins, which unfortunately did not end happily for both of them, were an absolute cult.
In other roles you could see the indestructible Gina Lollobrigida (flown in from the FalconCrest set, on her way to the legendary jury chairmanship at the 1986 Berlinale) and the wonderful Jeremy Brett (1933-1995), who appeared alongside Audrey Hepburn in "War and Peace" ( 1956) and "My Fair Lady" (1964) played two magical supporting roles.
Great!!!