The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Brian Dennehy, Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft, Olivier Martinez |
| Director: | Robert Allan Ackerman |
| Genres: | Drama, Television - American |
| Studio: | ENTERTAINMENT ONE |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Roman Spring Of Mrs Stone |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 49 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Not currently released |
| Main languages: | English |
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Brilliant acting and thought provoking.
By Cityboy3 from Herts , 26 Nov 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
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 husband during a joint trip to Europe. She stays on in Rome and is introduced to a series of gigolos by the Contessa (beautifully played by Anne Bancroft).
Finally she falls for Paulo (Olivier Martinez) and they have a passionate relationship that she knows ultimately is based on falseness and her own wish to fill the void in her life, whilst facing the realities of the march of time. Enjoy !!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(9)Strong work from Mirren
By RJNeb2 (934 reviews) from London , 03 Jun 2013A smart remake of the 1961 Vivien Leigh movie is given its major lustre by a typically excellent performance by Mirren as the aging Broadway star in Italy who kids herself that the gigolo she’s taken up with actually loves her. Mirren brings some great shadings to the character – as well as a refreshing amount of nudity – to create an empathetic if flawed heroine. Bancroft is equally good in her final role as the pimp.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not brilliant
By a customer from Plymouth , 08 Jul 2010THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Confusion over Helen and Vivien
By miketao (28 reviews) from Bath , 14 May 2010You 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 asked this question a week ago and have received no answer).- Was this review helpful to you?
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A Roman Yawn with Mrs Stone
By Moose84 (15 reviews) from torquay , 13 Apr 2007Helen 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 as usual charismatic as the ageing Broadway actress, who retires to live in Rome after being suddenly widowed. There she is taken up by an impoverished Italian Contessa (Anne Bancroft) who makes a living by introducing handsome young men to wealthy foreign women - mostly American.
After fending off a couple of these, Mirren's character falls under the sexual spell of another dubious member of the Italian aristocracy, played convincingly by Olivier Martinez. This is the cue for several torrid sexual scenes, but also for much emotional vacillating, which seems to take an age to come to a head.
I had the feeling that Mirren became unsure of what motivated the actress, whose behaviour indeed seemed out of character for such a decisive person, and the ending of the film left me utterly confused.
The only enjoyable memory for me was Anne Bancroft's portrayal of the bitter, greedy and devious Contessa, eaten away with hatred for the part that America played in World War II.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Dismal and Depressing
By Giz (255 reviews) from Coventry , 30 Apr 2006This sounded a treat of a film but I have to say I found it depressing.- Was this review helpful to you?
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