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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