The Lonely Woman

This article is about the 1973 Spanish-French-Italian film. For the 1918 American film, see The Lonely Woman (1918 film).

The Lonely Woman
Spanish	No encontré rosas para mi madre
French	Roses rouges et Piments verts
Italian	Peccato mortale
Directed by	Francisco Rovira Beleta
Written by	Paul Andréota
Based on	No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida Danielle Darrieux Conchita Velasco Susan Hampshire Renaud Verley
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Gianfranco Amicucci Mercedes Alonso
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Release date	24 August 1973 (1973-08-24) (Spain)
Countries	Spain France Italy

The Lonely Woman (No encontré rosas para mi madre in Spain, Roses rouges et Piments verts in France, and Peccato mortale in Italy) is a 1973 Spanish-French-Italian drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta starring Gina Lollobrigida, Danielle Darrieux, Conchita Velasco, Susan Hampshire, and Renaud Verley. It is an adaptation of the 1968 novel No encontré rosas para mi madre by José Antonio García Blázquez.

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

External links

• The Lonely Woman at IMDb