Roma (2018)

A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writer:

Alfonso Cuarón

Stars:

Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey

Won 3 Oscars. Another 190 wins & 190 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yalitza Aparicio	...	Cleo
Marina de Tavira	...	Sra. Sofía
Diego Cortina Autrey	...	Toño
Carlos Peralta	...	Paco
Marco Graf	...	Pepe
Daniela Demesa	...	Sofi
Nancy García García	...	Adela
Verónica García	...	Sra. Teresa
Andy Cortés	...	Ignacio
Fernando Grediaga	...	Sr. Antonio
Jorge Antonio Guerrero	...	Fermín
José Manuel Guerrero Mendoza	...	Ramón
Latin Lover	...	Profesor Zovek
Zarela Lizbeth Chinolla Arellano	...	Dra. Velez
José Luis López Gómez	...	Pediatra

Storyline

Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Complications soon arise when Antonio suddenly runs away with his mistress and Cleo finds out that she's pregnant. When Sofía decides to take the kids on vacation, she invites Cleo for a much-needed getaway to clear her mind and bond with the family.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | male full frontal nudity | nanny | mexico city | mopping a floor | 

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Taglines:

There are periods in history that scar societies and moments in life that transform us as individuals.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Filmnegah.com (Persian) Official site

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

Spanish Mixtec English Japanese German French Norwegian

Release Date:

21 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roma

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esperanto Filmoj, Netflix, Participant Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First black-and-white film to win the Academy Award for Best Director since The Artist (2011).

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Goofs

The subtitles misspell the model name of the family's Ford Galaxie as "Galaxy."

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Quotes

Sra. Sofía: We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women are always alone.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits end with "Shantih Shantih Shantih," the conclusion to every mantra in the Upanishads, a collection of 108 Hindu scriptures. "Shantih" was referenced several times in Alfonso Cuarón's earlier film, Children of Men (2006).

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: John Lasseter's Failed Comeback (2019)

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Soundtracks

Those Were the Days
Written by Eugene Raskin (as Eugene "Gene" Raskin)
Performed by Ray Conniff
Published by Essex House, EMI Musical, S.A. de C.V.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

User Reviews

Really, really great camera panning

This movie is great if you like, nay, if you love camera panning. There is so much panning, it's truly fantastic. Very artistic. 90 degrees, 180 degrees, once even 450 degrees!! Oh and tracking also. Panning and tracking, tracking and panning, panning and tracking galore. And just when you think "wow, this panning has been so great and so abundant, they can't possibly squeeze in any more!" well, right at that moment you're in for a treat. No spoilers, you will need to see for yourself what treat I mean. Oh, there's also a story in there somewhere about a middle class family in the Mexico in the 70s, marital problems and a Mixtec indigenous live-in household help. But I truly don't think any of that is really relevant to the movie, at least not as much as the panning.