The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone
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4/5 Amazon Genre Drama, Romance Music director Richard Addinsell Country United Kingdom | 6.6/10 IMDb Director Jose Quintero Initial DVD release March 23, 2004 Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 28, 1961 (1961-12-28) Writer Tennessee Williams (novel), Gavin Lambert (screenplay), Jan Read (additional writing) Cast Vivien Leigh (Karen), Warren Beatty (Paolo), Coral Browne (Meg), Jill St. John (Barbara), Jeremy Spenser (Young man), Stella Bonheur (Mrs. Jamison-Walker)Similar movies A.I. Artificial Intelligence , Independence Day , To Rome with Love , Roman Holiday , Spread , American Gigolo Tagline The story of an American woman and her abandonment in Rome. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 British romantic drama film made by Seven Arts-Warner Bros. It was directed by José Quintero and produced by Louis De Rochemont with Lothar Wolff as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read and based on the novel by Tennessee Williams. The music score was by Richard Addinsell and the cinematography by Harry Waxman.
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The film was the only directorial effort for José Quintero on the big screen.
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Plot
Karen Stone (Vivien Leigh), an acclaimed American stage actress, and her businessman husband are off on holiday to Rome. On the plane, her husband suffers a fatal heart attack. Karen decides to stay in Italy and rent a luxury apartment in Rome. The Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales (Lotte Lenya) soon introduces her to a young Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty), who is actually a highly paid professional gigolo. Karen and Paolo begin an affair, but it soon becomes obvious that Paolo is in it only for personal gain. He is soon bored by Mrs. Stone, and leaves her to pursue a young American film actress (Jill St. John). Ridiculed by the Contessa, chastised by her friend Meg (Coral Browne) and abandoned by Paolo, Mrs. Stone is soon utterly debased enough to surrender herself to a ragged, mysterious young man who has been following her obsessively. In the end, it seems as if Mrs. Stone has literally given up her life.
Cast
Awards and nominations
Lotte Lenya was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
2003 version
In 2003, an Emmy-award-winning made-for-cable version was produced for Showtime Networks starring Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft, and Olivier Martinez.
References
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