The Lonely Woman

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