Stone was tennessee williams only novel, a novella really, short and somewhat sketchy, but steamy with subject matter that williams made his special terrain. Stone full film online watch the roman spring of mrs. Anyone see the remake of mrs stone on hbo a while back with helen mirren and olivier martinez, mirren was topless in this. Its a very unsettling and melancholy film boosted by a generally talented cast and crew, with an ambiguous and possibly, depending on your interpretation, disturbing ending thrown in for good measure. Stone is a 1961 british romantic drama film made by seven artswarner bros.
Leigh was 48, and her husband, olivier, had just left her for a younger woman. She then sets off in a series of flings with gigolos found for her by an aging contessa. Stone full movie stream free download the roman spring of mrs. Stone features academy awardwinning superstars of different generations warren beatty bulworth, dick tracy and vivien leigh gone with the wind, a streetcar. Leigh made and i recommend this film solely for the artistry of a truly great actress. Karen stone settles in post ww ii rome where she is lonely and suffers from the.
Stone 2003 starring helen mirren and olivier martinez on dvd and bluray. Karen stone vivien leigh is a middle aged former actress who moves to rome after the death of her wealthy husband. Vivien leigh so memorable in gone with the wind and a streetcar named desire made far too few films in her career. I then turned to this 1961 film starring the celebrated actress vivian leigh and directed by jose quntero.
The roman spring of mrs stone is an extremely powerful and disturbing work. Lahr discusses the novel at length in the context of williams life, together with many other works of. Stone she portrays a lonely, uncertain exactress who has given up her profession and her past to settle in rome following the sudden death of her. For mere 116 pages, loosely printed and easily read in a single sitting, it delivers superb characterisation and provokes serious reflection on several not entirely unimportant issues. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out. Critics and the public say karen stone is too old as she approaches 50 for her role in a play she is about to take to broadway. Stone 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lahr discusses the novel at length in the context of williams life, together with many other works of this american writer. Its an adaptation of a tennessee williams novella and has a completely different tone than his theatrical adaptations, like a foreign film played mainly by american and english actors. An intelligent and multilayered treatment of the 1961 film classic from tennessee williams. Neither film fully realizes the novel, but each is good and each enhanced my appreciation of the book. It was directed by jose quintero and produced by louis. Lucille ball on her favorite i love lucy episode the dick cavett show duration.
Not a bad visual effort, but when you think about those restorations, this presentation begins to lose its shine. The lonely widow is fawned over by a series of men seeking a short cut to the good life. Director jose quintero, who made his name as a stage director of williams and eugene oneill, gives the story a confining, claustrophobic feeling, despite its extensive use of gorgeous italian outdoor locations. The lonely widow is fawned over by a series of men seeking a short cut to the. Meg bishop was a woman journalist who had written a series of books under the basic title. Stone official trailer this picture grows better with age. Stone stars vivien leigh, warren beatty, lotte lenya, coral browne the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Not a bad visual effort, but when you think about those restorations, this presentation begins to. The film follows the odyssey of karen stone, an actress who loses her husband to a heart attack. Jan 19, 2018 lucille ball on her favorite i love lucy episode the dick cavett show duration. The music score was by richard addinsell and the cinematography by harry waxman. Posted november 21, 2014 by kristen lopez 2 comments on the roman spring of mrs.
Nov 21, 2014 posted november 21, 2014 by kristen lopez 2 comments on the roman spring of mrs. With vivien leigh, warren beatty, coral browne, jill st. The screenplay was written by gavin lambert and jan read and based on the novel by tennessee williams. Stone is a film high on drama, with a bit of mystery and suspense thrown into the mix. Warner has churned out some impeccable restorations for certain classic films, but this isnt one of those films. Stone 1961, warren beatty played an italian gigolo in rome who becomes engaged in the attentions of a recentlywidowed american vivien leigh. Stone is the story of a woman in her fifties, a well known international actress, that just recently left the spotlight. Academy awardwinning superstars of different generations warren beatty bulworth, dick tracy and vivien leigh gone with the wind, a streetcar named desire star in this tennessee williams story about an aging actress who moves to rome to revive her career, but becomes more involved with romance when a pretty penny buys her a fling with an intriguing young gigolo.
Academy awardwinning superstars of different generations warren beatty bulworth, dick tracy and vivien leigh gone with the wind. Stone 1961 starring vivien leigh and warren beatty on dvd and bluray. Stone is a 2003 americanirish madefortelevision romantic drama film and a remake of the 1961 film of the same name based on the 1950 novel of the same title by tennessee williams. The first one is the 1961 film with vivien leigh, warren beatty and lotte lenya. I feel karen stone ends up with this person because she wanted to be wanted. Stone by na and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Light in piazza, what a lovely story of such a gentle kind of love, i. Stone 1961 certain classic films are able to overcome their artificiality and transcend towards a level of camp thats endearing and entertaining, while other films get crushed under the weight, taking everything so. Contessa lotte lenya is the pandering madame who sets mrs. Mad pilgrimage of the flesh 2014 inspired me to read williams short novel, the roman spring of mrs.
982 116 161 1098 153 222 714 1143 567 330 936 186 1392 1185 234 285 950 778 380 611 1268 144 1089 1335 1436 1274 431 1090 857 697 406