Helen Mirren (THE QUEEN) stars as Helen Stone, a woman who seeks solace in Rome after the death of her husband. Here she meets the Contessa and escapes her fading youth, beauty and career, through a series of flings with young gigolos. She falls hopelessly in love the handsome Paulo, but her desire for a future with him is even .. Read more
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Brian Dennehy |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Allan Ackerman |
| Genres | Drama |
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Helen Mirren (THE QUEEN) stars as Helen Stone, a woman who seeks solace in Rome after the death of her husband. Here she meets the Contessa and escapes her fading youth, beauty and career, through a series of flings with young gigolos. She falls hopelessly in love the handsome Paulo, but her desire for a future with him is even more hopeless. Based on the Tennessee Williams play.
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Brian Dennehy |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert Allan Ackerman |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT ONE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Vivien Leigh gets degraded again in this rambling novella complete with mysterious dark stranger waiting at the end. Nice to look at, and occasionally compelling, but unsuccessful as a whole.
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Brilliant acting and thought provoking.
A wonderfully acted and evocative film, based on a Tennessee Williams book, set in Rome about an ageing American actress(Helen Mirren) who has just lost her ... read more »
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not brilliant
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Confusion over Helen and Vivien
You quote two critics' reviews of the earlier version of this movie starring Vivien Leigh, but offer for rental only the Helen MIrren version. Why ? (I ... read more »
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A Roman Yawn with Mrs Stone
Helen Mirren seldom makes a mistake in choosing her films, but she may well have regretted this one.
The opening is promising, and Mirren herself is ... read more »
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