Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, The (2003)

Date: 2003
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Production Company: Showtime Networks, Blackjack Productions, Irish Film Industry Investment Incentives

Stars: Helen Mirren, Oliver Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santori, Brian Dennehy, Roger Allam
Location(s): Rome, with studio work in Dublin

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Storyline:

Recently widowed actress past her perceived best briefly finds rejuvenation with a young Italian gigolo. SJ

Additional Information:

A TV remake of the 1961 film, which went straight to DVD.

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Santori shuffles his way east on Via dei Condotti.

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Via Sistina to the left and Via Gregoriana to the right, looking south-east.

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Santori helps himself to discarded pizza.

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Another shot of the intersection seen above.

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Dennehy and Mirren enjoy the sites. This may well be the Roof Garden of the Hotel Forum.

Mirren and Allam find a quiet spot on the west side of the Colosseo.

A little busier when I was there. SJ

Mirren scatters Dennehy's ashes.

It took a bit of patience but finally there was a break in the crowds. SJ

Mirren tells Allam she intends to stay on in Rome, as they leave the Colosseo and make their way to Via di San Gregorio. SJ

The Arco di Constantino on the left. SJ

Mirren on the Ponte Sant'Angelo, being admired by a group of soldiers. The location features in 'Rome Adventure', 'Locker Sixty Nine' and 'Mrs Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter'.

An atmospheric shot of the Castel Sant'Angelo in the pouring rain. SJ

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Bancroft and Mirren lunch at the Pantheon.

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More lunching at the Piazza di Pietra, also seen in L'Eclisse.

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Mirren meets an old friend and tells her she has uterine cancer.

Martinez escorts Mirren down the Via delle Fonte d'Olio, Trastevere.

Looking south-east. The opposite view was seen in To Rome with Love. SJ

They dance in a deserted Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere.

The north-west corner. SJ

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A rooftop terrace.

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At the Spanish Steps, Santori picks up Mirren's handkerchief with her keys as she resigns herself to her fate.