The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Drama, Romance
- 04 May 2003 (USA)
- TV Movie
A failing star is faced with a lifestyle change when her rich husband suddenly dies while they are en route to Italy. She then sets off in a series of flings with gigolos found for her by an aging contessa. Each contact spirals further out...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 12 nominations.
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| Helen Mirren | ... |
Karen Stone
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| Olivier Martinez | ... |
Paolo di Lio
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| Anne Bancroft | ... |
Contessa
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| Rodrigo Santoro | ... |
Young Man
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| Brian Dennehy | ... |
Tom Stone
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| Roger Allam | ... |
Christopher
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| Victor Alfieri | ... |
Lorenzo
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| Suzanne Bertish | ... |
Julia
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Jane Bertish | ... |
Karen's Secretary
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Tara Lynne O'Neill | ... |
Angel Hunter
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Salvatore Lazzaro | ... |
Barber
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Sara James | ... |
Hairdresser
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Riccardo Sardonè | ... |
Marco
(as Riccardo Sadroné)
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Dona Granata | ... |
Mama Pepisco
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Aldo Signoretti | ... |
Papa Pepisco
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Ángel Alonso | ... |
Guido
(as Angel Alonso)
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Frank Crudele | ... |
Peppo
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Genevieve Mackenzie | ... |
Maid
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Jack Lynch | ... |
Reporter
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Morgan O'Sullivan | ... |
Reporter
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Rebecca Smith | ... |
Stewardess
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Directed by
| Robert Allan Ackerman | ||
Written by
| Martin Sherman | ... | () |
| Tennessee Williams | ... | (novella) |
Produced by
| James Flynn | ... | producer |
| Howard Gibbins | ... | line producer |
| Hilary Heath | ... | executive producer |
| Morgan O'Sullivan | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Altman | ||
Cinematography by
| Ashley Rowe | ||
Editing by
| Melissa Kent | ||
Editorial Department
| Kenny Becker | ... | color timer |
| Tim King | ... | executive in charge of post-production |
| Roger La Prairie | ... | telecine colorist |
| Jarrod Miller | ... | post-production assistant |
| Alexis Seymour | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Maureen Hughes | ||
| Amy Rowan | ||
Production Design by
| Tom Conroy | ||
Art Direction by
| Susanna Codognato | ||
| Padraig O'Neill | ||
Set Decoration by
| Laura Bowe | ||
Costume Design by
| Dona Granata | ||
Makeup Department
| Orla Carrol | ... | key hair stylist: Dublin (as Orla Carroll) |
| Giuseppe Desiato | ... | makeup artist: Italy |
| Massimiliano Duranti | ... | assistant hair stylist: Italy |
| Morna Ferguson | ... | key makeup artist |
| Ferdinando Merolla | ... | hair stylist |
| Niamh O'Loan | ... | makeup assistant: Dublin |
| Aldo Signoretti | ... | key hair stylist: Ms. Mirren |
| Joe Whelan | ... | hair trainee |
| Martina Byrne | ... | makeup artist: crowd (uncredited) |
| Deirdre Fitzgerald | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Enrico Ballarin | ... | production manager: Italy |
| Laura Cappato | ... | unit manager: Italy |
| Jo Homewood | ... | production manager: Dublin |
| Chad Tomasoski | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sandra Corbally | ... | trainee assistant director: Dublin |
| Edoardo Ferretti | ... | second assistant director: Italy |
| Mary Gough | ... | second assistant director |
| Sean Griffin | ... | third assistant director: Dublin |
| Venanzio Marsili | ... | key set assistant director |
| Barbara Mulcahy | ... | first assistant director |
| Davide Sacchetti | ... | second second assistant director |
| Francesco Scopelliti | ... | assistant director |
| Luigi Spoletini | ... | second assistant director: Italy |
Art Department
| Maximilian Aita | ... | property dressing: Dublin (as Max Aita) |
| Roberta Amodio | ... | property buyer: Italy |
| Anthony Arkins | ... | stagehand: Dublin |
| Edward Arkins | ... | stagehand: Dublin |
| George Arkins | ... | stagehand: Dublin |
| Thomas John Atkins | ... | stand-by stagehand: Dublin |
| Ignacio Barbe | ... | set dresser |
| Ken Carlisle | ... | carpenter: Dublin |
| David Chambers | ... | stagehand: Dublin |
| Liz Colbert | ... | art department trainee |
| Vincenzo De Stefano | ... | drapes: Italy |
| Pascal Farrell | ... | supervising carpenter: Dublin |
| Mick Flood | ... | property supervisor: Dublin (as Michael Flood) |
| Michael Freaney | ... | rigger: Dublin (as Michael Freeney) |
| Ruggero Gamba | ... | stand-by assistant property: Italy |
| Jimmy Gillen | ... | stagehand: Dublin |
| John Greene | ... | painter: Dublin |
| Martin Hayes | ... | carpenter: Dublin |
| Bernard Hickie | ... | property dressing: Dublin |
| Gisella Ingrassia | ... | stand-by painter: Italy |
| James Kavanagh | ... | drapes: Dublin |
| Darren Keenan | ... | stand-by painter: Dublin |
| Martin Kenny | ... | painter: Dublin |
| Matthew Kirwan | ... | carpenter: Dublin |
| Gerard Lanigan | ... | property stand-by |
| Eoin Lewis | ... | property dressing: Dublin |
| Nicky MacManus | ... | carpenter: Dublin |
| Charles Maloney | ... | painter: Dublin |
| James McGetrick | ... | assistant property stand-by: Dublin |
| Robert Meldon | ... | rigger: Dublin |
| Ed Norton | ... | construction manager: Dublin |
| Irene O'Brien | ... | first assistant art director |
| Liam O'Riain | ... | carpenter: Dublin |
| Lesley Oakley | ... | draughtsperson |
| Roberto Palombelli | ... | property dressing: Italy |
| Sheelagh Power | ... | art department property buyer: Dublin |
| Bob Pritchard | ... | property store person: Dublin |
| Laurence Quinn | ... | construction buyer: Dublin |
| Saverio Sammali | ... | assistant art director |
| Ken Samson | ... | rigger: Dublin |
| Giovanbattista Sbragi | ... | property dressing: Italy |
| Alan Siggins | ... | painter: Dublin |
Sound Department
| Francesco Azzini | ... | sound assistant: Italy |
| Dicken Berglund | ... | adr mixer |
| Daniel Birch | ... | sound mixer |
| Tom Bognar | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Mark Cookson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ryan Darden | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Russell DeWolf | ... | dialogue editor |
| John Edwards-Younger | ... | sound effects editor (as John S. Edwards-Younger) |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as Thom Ehle) |
| Andrew Felton | ... | sound trainee: Dublin |
| William Freesh | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Green | ... | dialogue editor (as John F. Green) |
| Stephen Grubbs | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Nathan Hankins | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Richard Hetherington | ... | boom operator |
| Anthony Mazzei | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Sean McCormack | ... | sound recordist |
| Gus Medina | ... | foley mixer |
| Tim O'Donovan | ... | sound trainee: Dublin |
| Dale W. Perry | ... | foley artist (as Dale Perry) |
| Kevin Roache | ... | adr recordist |
| R. Russell Smith | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Tiberio Angeloni | ... | special effects: Italy |
| Franco Galiano | ... | special effects coordinator: Italy |
Visual Effects by
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM |
| Adam Hawkey | ... | digital film opticals: iO Film |
Stunts
| Philippe Zone | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bazille | ... | still photographer |
| Paolo Bovi | ... | grip: Italy |
| Ian Clark | ... | first assistant camera |
| Francesco Colangeli | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Andrew Cole | ... | electrician: Dublin |
| Andy Cole | ... | electrician |
| Roberto De Angelis | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
| Giordano De Blasis | ... | electrician |
| Bonnie Dempsey | ... | camera trainee: Dublin |
| Tony Devlin | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Fabio Di Michele | ... | generator operator: Italy |
| Gerard Donnelly | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: Dublin |
| John Evans | ... | second assistant camera |
| John Ellis Evans | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| David Giorgio | ... | video assist operator |
| Martin Holland | ... | generator operator: Dublin |
| Noel Holland | ... | electrician: Dublin |
| Duccio Maccari | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy |
| Ian Madden | ... | chief rigging technician: Dublin |
| Stefano Marino | ... | gaffer: Italy |
| James McGuire | ... | electrician: Dublin |
| Anthony Meade | ... | second assistant camera: Dublin |
| Giuseppe Meloni | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Eoin O'Hagan | ... | electrician: Dublin |
| Roberto Pecci | ... | grip: Italy |
| Sam Phillips | ... | key grip |
| Marco Sticchi | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Alberto Torrecilla | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy |
| Doriano Torriero | ... | grip: Italy |
| Bernard Walsh | ... | still photographer: Dublin |
Casting Department
| Francesco Vedovati | ... | casting: Italy |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Giuseppe Avallone | ... | costume assistant: Italy |
| Hermano Boccanera | ... | costume trainee: Italy |
| Catherine Buyse Dian | ... | costume assistant: Italy |
| Stefano Giovani | ... | costume assistant: Italy |
| Gill Howard | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Olga Michalowska | ... | costume assistant: Italy |
| Jess O'Leary | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Jessica O'Leary) |
| Laura Sciotti | ... | seamstress: Italy |
| Cassandra Steyn-Taylor | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Cesare Tanoni | ... | costume assistant: Italy |
| Liz Treacy | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Pat Nangle | ... | assistant location manager: Dublin |
| Giuseppe Nardi | ... | location manager: Italy |
| Evelyn O'Neill | ... | location trainee: Dublin |
| Gianluca Tittonel | ... | assistant location manager: Italy |
| Federica Vendrame | ... | location assistant: Italy |
| Gordon Wycherley | ... | location manager: Dublin |
Music Department
| James Bellamy | ... | music editor |
| Patrick S. Clark | ... | music editor (as Patrick Clark) |
| Jeanne Fay | ... | music clearance |
| Bob Garrett | ... | Vocal Coach for Olivier Martinez |
| Debbie Reinberg | ... | music business affairs |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| James Collins | ... | music scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Laerke Sigfred Pedersen | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Tony De Simone | ... | driver: Italy |
| Fabio Mancini | ... | transportation captain: Italy |
| Fiona Mulvey | ... | transportation captain: Dublin |
| Roberto Volpi | ... | driver: Italy |
Additional Crew
| Stefania Antonini | ... | production coordinator |
| Barb Bialkowski | ... | assistant production coordinator: Italy (as Barbara Bialkowska) |
| Gianni Carpentieri | ... | production accountant: Italy |
| John Charles | ... | software engineer: TriCoast Studios |
| Anna Rita Della Rocca | ... | production accountant: Italy (as Rita Della Rocca) |
| Noel Donnellon | ... | projectionist: playback |
| Fionnuala Dorney | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Sile Dorney | ... | production accountant |
| Donna Eperon | ... | production coordinator |
| Suzanne Fitzgerald | ... | assistant: Ms. Bancroft |
| Bernardo Galli | ... | production assistant: Italy |
| Carla Garagnani | ... | payroll accountant: Italy |
| Eileen Bernadette Gorman | ... | assistant: Ms. Bancroft |
| Mary Higgins | ... | stand-in |
| Ken Kelly | ... | stand-in |
| Gerry Lundberg | ... | unit publicist: Dublin |
| Auveen Lush | ... | production executive to morgan osullivan |
| Genevieve Mackenzie | ... | production assistant: Dublin |
| Miriam McLoughlin | ... | assistant production accountant (as Miriam O'Kelly) |
| Paolo Merosi | ... | set production assistant |
| Amanda Moor | ... | assistant production accountant: Dublin |
| Elaine Nicell | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Kerrie O'Connor | ... | production trainee: Dublin |
| Clare O'Keefe | ... | stand-in |
| Cassandra Seidl | ... | post accounting supervisor |
| Francis Taaffe | ... | projectionist: playback |
| Anita Tomaselli | ... | production coordinator: Italy |
Production Companies
- Showtime Networks (presents)
- Blackjack Productions (in association with)
- Irish Film Industry Investment Incentives (with the support of)
Distributors
- Showtime Networks (2003) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Anderson Media Group (2021) (Non-US)
- DEJ Productions
- Dazzler Media (2015) (United Kingdom) (TVOD) (VOD) (SVOD)
- Showtime Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alf Service (lighting balloon service)
- Annamode 68 (costume construction)
- Ardmore Studios (facilities)
- Brioni (men's tailoring)
- Encore (optical effects)
- Encore (titles)
- Mestiere Cinema (Italian Production Service Company)
- Negative People (negative cutting)
- Sony Pictures Studios (re-recording services)
- Sounds Great! (walla group)
- Technicolor Sound Services (sound editorial services)
- f-Stop (optical effects)
- f-Stop (titles)
- iO Films (optical effects)
- iO Films (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A failing star is faced with a lifestyle change when her rich husband suddenly dies while they are en route to Italy. She then sets off in a series of flings with gigolos found for her by an aging contessa. Each contact spirals further out of control until she becomes obsessed with one young man, who initially treats her well, but then with disdain.
Written by John Sacksteder |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Anne Bancroft's last live-action movie. See more » |
| Goofs | When Paolo takes off his shirt in the car, the blue tattoo on his chest shows through the makeup intended to conceal it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Strange Fascination See more » |
| Quotes |
Karen Stone:
Beauty is a world of its own. It has a godly license. I know it only too well, I possessed it once. And then the license was revoked. See more » |