MOVIE REVIEW: ROMA

A story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.  From Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, director of "Gravity" & "Children of Men." Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa, Enoc Leaño, Daniel Valtierra

Rated PG for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language

Release Date: November 21, 2018

Genres: Drama

Runtime: 2h 15min

Review:

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is an experience and one of those films that truly captures a slice of life in an authentic and meaningful way.  Roma plot is simplistic by nature but it’s deceptively deep at the same time.  Cuarón frames each shot with such an impressive technical mastery that you’d need to revisit the film a few times to capture everything he’s laid out for you.  Your enjoyment of the film will depend on your connection to its characters and Yalitza Aparicio does a fine job of carrying the better part of the film.  There’s an air of authenticity about every movement and reaction that makes the film a special quality that’s rarely seen.  Roma’s themes are deep and universal but it’s hard to overlook that Cuarón has made a decidedly Mexican film which speaks to the culture and heritage in a meaningful way while tackling larger human moments that define a life.

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