Roma (2018)

Directed by

Alfonso Cuarón

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 4,138 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A live-in housekeeper works for an upper-middle-class family in Mexico City during the early 1970s. The story follows her personal life and her relationship with the family as they face change and upheaval.

quietobservationalintimatepoignantnaturalisticslow-pacedbittersweetcontemplative

What happens

Roma is a 2018 historical drama film written, produced, and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also served as cinematographer and co-editor. Set in 1970 and 1971, Roma follows the life of a live-in indigenous mixteca housekeeper of an upper-middle-class Mexican family. It is a semi-autobiographical take on Cuarón's upbringing in Mexico City's Colonia Roma neighborhood. The film stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira. It is an international co-production between Mexico and the United States. Roma premiered on 30 August 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. It began a limited theatrical run in the United States on 21 November 2018, before streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and other territories starting on 14 December 2018. Roma received a number of accolades, with ten nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, among them Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Aparicio) and Best Supporting Actress (de Tavira). It became the first Mexican entry to win Best Foreign Language Film, and the first film to win both Best Cinematography and Best Director for the same person in a single night. It also won two awards at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, four awards (including Best Picture) at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and four awards (including Best Film) at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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