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Roma
Alfonso Cuarón
(2018)
134min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Karen Krizanovich
Alfonso Cuarón, the Oscar-winning director of
Gravity
, opts for art house black and white to tell this poignant semi-autobiographical drama. Set in the comfortable upper middle-class neighbourhood of Roma in Mexico City, this compelling story centres on a marriage slowly splintering apart and the native Latina live-in maid who stands at the swirling heart of the family for whom she works. Non-professional actor Yalitza Aparicio was chosen by the director to play the loyal and loving Cleo, a quiet young woman who is more mother than maidservant and looks after the fractious Sofia (Marina de Tavira) and her children. As Mexico undergoes the political traumas of the early 1970s, Cleo indoors shows us how to keep calm and carry on. Surprisingly, the film is shot without his regular cinematographer, triple Oscar-winner Emmanuel Lubezki, but Cuarón takes over lighting and camera duties to striking yet effortless effect. That's in addition to writing and co-editing a sublime love letter to his youth.
Cast & Crew
Cleo
Yalitza Aparicio
Sofia
Marina de Tavira
Toño
Diego Cortina Autrey
Paco
Carlos Peralta
Pepe
Marco Graf
Sofi
Daniela Demesa
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
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Other Information
Language:
Spanish, English +subtitles
Black and white
Theatrical distributor:
Curzon Artificial Eye
Guidance:
Violence, swearing, nudity
Released on:
30 Nov 2018
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