The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Infobox Film
name =The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone


caption = Film poster
director = José Quintero
producer = Louis De Rochemont
Lothar Wolff
writer = Gavin Lambert
Jan Read
starring = Vivien Leigh
Warren Beatty
Lotte Lenya
Jill St. John
Coral Browne
music = Richard Addinsell
cinematography = Harry Waxman
editing = Ralph Kemplen
distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
released = flagicon|USA 28 December 1961
runtime = 103 min.
country = UK
awards =
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0055382

"The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" is a 1961 British motion picture 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.

The film was the only directorial effort for José Quintero on the big screen. [ NY Times http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=41979 ]

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.

Plot Summary

Karen Stone (Vivien Leigh), an actress, and her businessman husband are off on holiday to Rome. Her husband suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Karen Stone decides to stay in Italy and rent a luxury apartment in Rome. She is soon introduced by the Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales (Lotte Lenya) to a young Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty). They soon embark on a passionate affair, with disastrous consequences.

Cast

* Vivien Leigh : Karen Stone
* Warren Beatty : Paolo di Leo
* Lotte Lenya : Contessa
* Coral Browne : Meg
* Jill St. John : Barbara
* Angel Alonso : Guido

Awards and nominations

* Lotte Lenya was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

References

External links

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