No encontré rosas para mi madre (1973) Directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta
Drama
aka: Mortal Sin
Film Synopsis
Teresa's one overriding ambition is that her son Jacy will have a better
life than she has had. It is a goal she has been wedded to since her
son was born, and Jacy shows his gratitude by running away from home when
his mother embarks an another love affair. For a while, the young man
amuses himself with a succession of short-term, meaningless liaisons with
a number of women. But then he meets a somewhat backwards sugar mummy
and manages to leap several rungs up the social ladder by marrying her.
Of course, his social climbing mother is delighted by this happy turn of
events - it is just what she wanted for her dear little boy. Now she
can devote herself to her own pursuit for happiness, which she believes she
can find in the company of a sympathetic schoolteacher who has fallen madly
in love with her...
Script: Corrado Prisco,
Paul Andréota,
José Antonio García Blázquez (dialogue),
Enrique Josa,
Francisco Rovira Beleta,
Andrés Velasco
Cinematographer: Michel Kelber
Music: Piero Piccioni
Cast:Gina Lollobrigida (Netty),
Danielle Darrieux (Teresa, Jaci's mother),
Concha Velasco (África),
Susan Hampshire (Elaine),
Renaud Verley (Jacinto Martín del Río),
Maribel Martín (Marián),
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart (Richard Leighton),
Hugo Blanco (Toni, Jaci's friend),
Eduardo Fajardo (Lawyer),
Carlos Mendy (Commissary),
Gustavo Re (Old homosexual),
Javier Loyola,
José Yepes,
Steven Tedd,
Susana Mayo,
Montserrat Julió,
Beatriz Savón,
Pedrín Fernández,
Montserrat Laguna,
Carmen Martínez Sierra
Country: Spain / France / Italy
Language: Spanish
Support: Color
Runtime: 93 min
Aka:Mortal Sin ;
Sex and the Lonely Woman ;
The Lonely Woman
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