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Roma

  • 19721972
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  • 2h
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Roma (1972)
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A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,417
849
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    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini(story)
      • Bernardino Zapponi(story)
    • Stars
      • Britta Barnes
      • Peter Gonzales Falcon
      • Fiona Florence
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini(story)
      • Bernardino Zapponi(story)
    • Stars
      • Britta Barnes
      • Peter Gonzales Falcon
      • Fiona Florence
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    • 65User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Britta Barnes
    Peter Gonzales Falcon
    • Fellini, Age 18
    • (as Peter Gonzales)
    Fiona Florence
    • Dolores - Young Prostitute
    Pia De Doses
    • Princess Domitilla
    Marne Maitland
    Marne Maitland
    • Guide in the Catacombs
    Renato Giovannoli
    • Cardinal Ottaviani
    Elisa Mainardi
    Elisa Mainardi
    • Pharmacist's wife…
    Galliano Sbarra
    • Music Hall Compere
    Anna Magnani
    Anna Magnani
    • Anna Magnani
    Ginette Marcelle Bron
    Stefano Mayore
    • Fellini as a Child
    Vito Abbonato
    • Young policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Alfredo Adami
    • Widowers' Member at Teatrino
    • (uncredited)
    Sbarra Adami
      Bireno
        Luisa Bixio
        • Audience Member at Teatrino
        • (uncredited)
        Augusto Brenna
        • Vestment Show Model
        • (uncredited)
        Sisto Brunetti
        • Fascist
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Federico Fellini
        • Writers
          • Federico Fellini(story) (screenplay)
          • Bernardino Zapponi(story) (screenplay)
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        • Trivia
          First feature film appearance of Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She and a friend were living in Rome when they ran into someone they met in Las Vegas the year before when they were working as showgirls. He was working as a student director for Ferderico Fellini and introduced them to him. He invited them to appear in the film. They played several small uncredited parts throughout with no speaking lines. Peterson said in an interview years later that her total screen time was less than 30 seconds. But she said she enjoyed it and that Fellini was "a great guy."
        • Goofs
          Peter Gonzales Falcon's hairstyles are all in the longish 1972 mode, even though the portions of the film in which he appears are supposed to be taking place thirty or more years earlier, at which time men's hair was cut much, much shorter, and would never be worn as it appears in this film.
        • Quotes

          Gore Vidal: Well, I suppose you're going to ask me that inevitable question: why do I live in Rome? You could say I live here because its so central - centrale. But, most of all, I like the Romans. They don't care if you live or die. They're like cats. And, of course, this is the city of illusions. It's a city, after all, of the church, of government, of movies. They're all makers of illusions. I'm one too.

        • Alternate versions
          Originally released in a 128 minutes version. Later cut to 119 minutes.
        • Connections
          Featured in Film Night: The Secret World of Federico Fellini (1972)

        User reviews65

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        Forever Fellini
        Opinions may vary regarding the work of this artist.

        One thing is certain: the man had a genius for making any person, place or thing a "Fellini subject": no matter where his camera pointed, what emerged on celluloid was a "Fellini image."

        In "Roma" the shot could be a routine traffic jam; with Fellini not an ordinary one. Along the standard highway appears darkly hooded figures--one holding a silhouetted parasol--while a bonfire casually smolders, emitting clouds of black smoke.

        It's no longer just a normal freeway but a Felliniesque creation mounted on the surreal palette of a genuine stylist.

        Contemplate the quality of his characteristically rapid-paced dialogue, and you'll discover it's less communicative discourse and more self-indulgent chatter.

        All the Fellini trademarks are there: big breasted women, clownlike characters, rude Rabelaisian remarks, all to brassy street band accompaniments tooted on worn, cheap instruments.

        In some ways "Roma" picks up where "Satyricon" leaves off, minus main characters. It's all an extremely personal vision--and not a little bit weird, rather like temporarily inhabiting the domain of a slightly warped mentality.

        Recalling my own visit to the Eternal City, I don't recall experiencing anything like this purgatorian collage. Then again, I suppose what we see is pretty much the result of who we are.

        Made just a couple of years after Antonioni filmed his "Zabriskie Point" in Los Angeles, Fellini never "did the foreign thing," opting to remain working on his home terrain.

        For Fellini fans and others with an interest in film history, "Roma" occupies a valid place for observation, notation and appreciation.
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        • Dec 25, 2002

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        • Release date
          • October 15, 1972 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Italy
          • France
        • Languages
          • Italian
          • German
          • English
          • French
          • Latin
          • Spanish
        • Also known as
          • Fellini's Roma
        • Filming locations
          • Rome, Lazio, Italy
        • Production companies
          • Ultra Film
          • Les Productions Artistes Associés
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        • Gross US & Canada
          • $732,326
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        • Runtime
          2 hours
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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