Roman Spring of Mrs.Stone

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Roman Spring of Mrs.Stone ★★★ The Widow and the Gigolo1961

An aging actress determines to revive her career in Rome but finds romance with a gigolo instead in this adaptation of Tennessee Williams's novella. Leigh and Beatty are compelling, but Lenya nearly steals the show as Leigh's distinctly unappealing confidant. 104m/C VHS, DVD . Warren Beatty, Vivien Leigh, Lotte Lenya, Bessie Love, Jill St. John, Elspeth March; D: Jose Quintero; W: Gavin Lambert.

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