Roma

"There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals."

2018 2h 15m ES

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★7.6TMDB · 4,195

Drama

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In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

“There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.”

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Cast

Yalitza Aparicio
Cleo Gutiérrez
Marina de Tavira
Sofía
Diego Cortina Autrey
Toño
Carlos Peralta
Paco
Marco Graf
Pepe
Daniela Demesa
Sofi
Nancy García García
Adela
Verónica García
Teresa

Credits

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Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, shot by Alfonso Cuarón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alfonso Cuarón shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira and Diego Cortina Autrey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfonso Cuarón directs. Alfonso Cuarón behind the camera. Alfonso Cuarón cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, shot by Alfonso Cuarón. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Alfonso Cuarón shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira and Diego Cortina Autrey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.".
9IMDB entry: tt6155172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "mexico city, mexico", "1970s", "middle class", "family relationships".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón
Editing: Alfonso Cuarón
Production design: Eugenio Caballero
Costume design: Anna Terrazas
Makeup / hair: Beatriz Vera
VFX supervisor: Dave Griffiths
Sound: Craig Berkey
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $1,140,769
Return: 8% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Roma (2018)

Awards

BAFTA Award for Best Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
Golden Lion
BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
APRECI Award for Best International Premiere
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

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knasil2021-07-05
★ 10/10
One of the best movies I've watched in years. A masterpiece in every sense from the storytelling going through the production and ending with the masterful photography. It remainded me other such "childhood memories" masterpieces like Amarcord or even Bergman's Fanny and Alexander. The movie shows a year (circa 1970) in the life of a middle class, intellectual family through the eyes of their domestic helper, Cleo. She comes from a small town, has an indigenous background and works for the family within one of these arrangements (common in underdeveloped parts of the world) where the worker is treated somewhere between older sister and slave. She is emotionally involved with the children in a reciprocal relationship but she still has to work with very few (if any) worker's rights. The relationship is indeed complex and its treatment is the main strenght of the movie in my view. For those of us who where partly raised by these amazingly loving women the movie is an emotional tour-de-force. For the rest, the movie is a must. Please watch it.

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