The Lonely Woman (Spanish: No encontré rosas para mi madre, lit. 'I Didn't Find Roses for My Mother'; French: Roses rouges et Piments verts, lit. 'Red Roses and Green Peppers'; Italian: Peccato mortale, lit. 'Mortal Sin') is a 1973 drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Danielle Darrieux, Conchita Velasco, Susan Hampshire and Renaud Verley.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1968 novel No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez.[2]
Plot
Teresa hopes that her social ambitions will be fulfilled by her son Jacy. When he finds out that his mother is starting to see a man, he decides to leave home and embark on a multitude of short relationships with different women. He ends up marrying a mentally challenged but incredibly rich woman. Meanwhile, Teresa discovers her love and happiness with a school teacher.
Cast
- Gina Lollobrigida as Netty
- Danielle Darrieux as Teresa
- Conchita Velasco as Africa
- Susan Hampshire as Elaine
- Renaud Verley as Jacy
- Maribel Martín as Marian
- Javier Loyola
- Eduardo Fajardo as lawyer
- Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Richard Leighton
References
- ^ "No encontré rosas para mi madre". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ "Muere el escritor extremeño José Antonio García Blázquez, ganador del premio Nadal en 1973". Hoy (in Spanish). 14 August 2019.
