The Lonely Woman

The Lonely Woman
Spanish theatrical release poster
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
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida Danielle Darrieux Conchita Velasco Susan Hampshire Renaud Verley
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Gianfranco Amicucci Mercedes Alonso
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Production companies	Hidalgo S.A. Les Productions du Bassan C.P. Cinematografica
Distributed by	Regia-Arturo González Rodríguez (Spain) CFDC (France) Intercinema Distribuzione (Italy)
Release dates	11 March 1973 (1973-03-11) (Spain) 31 July 1974 (1974-07-31) (France) 26 September 1974 (1974-09-26) (Italy)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Spain France Italy
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. It is an adaptation of the 1968 novel No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez.

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

External links

• The Lonely Woman at IMDb