The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)

My Movie Diary: 2/13 (status: closed) (65 movies items)

"2/6/13 A rather tragic tale of a faded and aging Broadway star (Vivien Leigh) who finds herself in Rome, heartbroken and widowed, where she meets a young, handsome gigolo (Warren Beatty) and the two begin an affair. It was strange to see Beatty affecting an Italian accent, not to mention playing the role of a heartless gigolo; though I've always found him a fine actor, I couldn't quite bring myself to buy into this attempt. Leigh, on the other hand, was as fine as ever and I found myself compl"

My Brilliant and Witty 2013 Movie Diary (107 movies items)

" Yo guys this was corny as HELL but I only really watched it for this bastard: So The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone is a movie (not a very good one) about an old actress who goes to Italy and meets a gigolo (it's the fancy way of saying man-whore) and has a dirty affair with him. I'm just kidding, this movie is sterile, clean PG fun fare for the family! Warren's accent is laughably bad (almost as bad as Natalie Wood's fake Spanish accent in West Side Story), but he basically just plays himsel"

Vivien Leigh Life & Career (21 movies items)

"Vivien began work on a new film, the first in 5 years, written by Tennessee Williams called The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. It was about an aging actress who forsakes her career to take care of her ill husband. After he dies, the widow is left in Rome and is taken advantage of by a young gigolo. Her co-star was a very youthful Warren Beatty, and Vivien wore a graying light blonde wig for her role. Reviews of the film were positive, and Vivien had returned to the screen in a new and impressive li"

adapted from Tennessee Williams (15 movies items)

"La viuda Karen Stone es rica y hermosa. Sus éxitos como actriz son sólo un recuerdo. Vive sola en Roma, retirada de toda actividad artística, en un lujoso apartamento con vistas a las ruinas romanas, y se consuela de su soledad en los brazos de jóvenes gigolos..."

The evolution of Warren Beatty (22 movies items)

"Character: Paolo di Leo "

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

“The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a thoroughly enjoyable novella, a tightly written and executed piece about an actress refusing to acknowledge her age but able to admit that the gig is over. She goes to Rome with her husband to escape from it all, he dies mid-transit, and she ends up staying in Rome and becoming a doomed woman drifting from one meaningless and unfulfilling relationship with one younger man after another. It’s not quite as wonderful as the best of Williams’ stage work, but it still worth seeking out to help provide an overall glimpse into his talents. In the right hands it could have been turned into an impressive movie. These were clearly not the right hands.

One of the main problems with the production is that everything is far too glossy and obviously stud” read more

Favorite Vivien Leigh Films (8 movies items)

"Mrs.Stone "