The Lonely Woman
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Spanish | No encontré rosas para mi madre |
Directed by | Francisco Rovira Beleta |
Screenplay by | Paul Andréota |
Based on | No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez |
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Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
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Music by | Piero Piccioni |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
The Lonely Woman (Spanish: No encontré rosas para mi madre, lit. 'I Didn't Find Roses for My Mother'; French: Roses rouges et Piments verts, lit. 'Red Roses and Green Peppers'; Italian: Peccato mortale, lit. 'Mortal Sin') is a 1973 drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 1973 films
- 1973 drama films
- 1970s French films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s Spanish films
- 1970s Spanish-language films
- Films based on Spanish novels
- Films directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta
- Films scored by Piero Piccioni
- French drama films
- Italian drama films
- Spanish drama films
- Spanish-language drama films
- Spanish-language French films
- Spanish-language Italian films