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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
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Release Date:
28 December 1961 (USA) morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Interesting Tennessee Williams tale...good performances... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Vivien Leigh | ... | Karen Stone | |
| Warren Beatty | ... | Paolo di Leo | |
| Lotte Lenya | ... | Contessa | |
| Coral Browne | ... | Meg | |
| Jill St. John | ... | Barbara B ingham | |
| Jeremy Spenser | ... | Young man | |
| Stella Bonheur | ... | Mrs. Jamison-Walker | |
| Josephine Brown | ... | Lucia | |
| Peter Dyneley | ... | L. Greener | |
| Carl Jaffe | ... | Baron | |
| Harold Kasket | ... | Tailor | |
| Viola Keats | ... | Julia | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Bunny | |
| Elspeth March | ... | Mrs. Barrow | |
| Henry McCarty | ... | Kennedy |
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103 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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Production documents say that Terence Stamp was cast in this film but there is no sign of him in the final print. moreQuotes:
Karen Stone: You see... I don't leave my diamonds in the soap dish... and when the time comes when nobody desires me... for myself... I'd rather not be... desired... at all. moreFAQ
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There's a haunting, poetic quality to some of the lines in 'The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone' and this is as it should be--for the author is none other than Tennessee Williams.
Once again, Vivien Leigh is perfectly cast as a sadly adrift Williams heroine and she is still a fragile looking beauty as the aging actress who finds herself strangely attracted to gigolo Warren Beatty, just one of the studs under the employ of the Contessa (Lotte Lenya). Leigh gives her role all the nuances she could always bring to a part and finally throws caution to the wind when she throws her keys to a man who has been following her, waiting for his chance while keeping a discreet distance. The ending is sheer Williams and does not disappoint.
Ironically, at the same time this was being filmed in Italy, Olivia de Havilland (Vivien's co-star in 'GWTW') was doing an entirely different sort of Italian romance called 'Light in the Piazza' which also made handsome use of Italian locations. In 'Roman Spring' Warren Beatty assumes an Italian accent that is not quite convincing. In 'Light in the Piazza' George Hamilton assumes a somewhat better one and has fun in a more humorous role. Both pictures are entertaining and deserve wider recognition.
Final note: As usual, in 'Light' de Havilland played a more wholesome role. In 'Roman Spring' Vivien was decidedly neurotic.