The Lonely Woman
| The Lonely Woman | |
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| Spanish | No encontré rosas para mi madre |
| French | Roses rouges et Piments verts |
| Italian | Peccato mortale |
| Directed by | Francisco Rovira Beleta |
| Written by | Paul Andréota |
| Based on | No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
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| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
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The Lonely Woman (No encontré rosas para mi madre in Spain, Roses rouges et Piments verts in France, and Peccato mortale in Italy) is a 1973 Spanish-French-Italian drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta starring Gina Lollobrigida, Danielle Darrieux, Conchita Velasco, Susan Hampshire, and Renaud Verley.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1968 novel No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez.[2]
Plot
Teresa hopes that her social ambitions will be fulfilled by her son Jacy. When he finds out that his mother is starting to see a man, he decides to leave home and embark on a multitude of short relationships with different women. He ends up marrying a mentally challenged but incredibly rich woman. Meanwhile, Teresa discovers her love and happiness with a school teacher.
Cast
- Gina Lollobrigida as Netty
- Danielle Darrieux as Teresa
- Conchita Velasco as Africa
- Susan Hampshire as Elaine
- Renaud Verley as Jacy
- Maribel Martín as Marian
- Javier Loyola
- Eduardo Fajardo as lawyer
- Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Richard Leighton
References
- ^ "No encontré rosas para mi madre". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ "Muere el escritor extremeño José Antonio García Blázquez, ganador del premio Nadal en 1973". Hoy (in Spanish). 14 August 2019.
External links
- The Lonely Woman at IMDb
