The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
- Year: 1961
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Director: José Quintero
- Length: 103 min
The story of an American woman and her abandonment in Rome.
Film Synopsis
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) follows a recently widowed American actress who retreats to Rome, only to find herself adrift between fading fame and the attentions of a calculating young gigolo. As loneliness and vanity draw her deeper into a transactional romance arranged by a manipulative countess, illusion and self-deception cloud her search for dignity. This romantic drama blends expatriate melancholy and sexual politics in a restrained study of aging, desire, and emotional vulnerability.
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Warner’s DVD is also available in the “Tennessee Williams Film Collection” box set with A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Baby Doll (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), The Night of the Iguana (1964) and Tennessee Williams’ South (1973), and in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Tennessee Williams” box set with Baby Doll (1956), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and The Night of the Iguana (1964).
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Collector’s guide
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Looking for the Light in All the Dark Corners (12:48)
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Warner DVD 2006
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| Extras | Looking for the Light in All the Dark Corners - Interviews with Actress Jill St. John and Biographers Suzanne Finstad and Donald Spoto Warner DVD |
| Theatrical Trailer Warner DVD |