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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

2003 · 108 min

A slow, elegant study of loneliness and desire, watching a proud woman navigate grief and manipulation in a sunlit foreign city.

Overview: An aging actress' husband dies of a heart attack en route to Rome, where they'd planned to holiday. There, she rents an apartment and, through the Contessa, she meets a young man, with whom she begins an affair.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Loneliness, grief, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
grief
identity
betrayal
aging
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild