The story of Roma revolves around the experiences of a young woman, Cleodegaria "Cleo" Gutiérrez, who is an indigenous live-in maid for a professional family living in the upper-middle-class Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it was chosen by Time magazine and the New York Film Critics Circle as the best film of 2018. In particular, Roma received 10 nominations for the 91st U.S. However, I would not place too much emphasis on that association, other than as an offhand homage to Federico Fellini.Īnyway, the film was very well received by critics, and it won numerous awards. Note also that as far as stylistics are concerned, the film’s title, Roma, which here refers to the affluent Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, has suggested to some reviewers a sly reference to Italian neorealism of the 1950s and 60s. Moreover, the story of the film is set in 1970-71 in a neighborhood of Mexico City and in a family setting that corresponds closely to Cuarón’s own childhood family environment. Certainly its creation was personal – Cuarón was the writer, director, cinematographer, co-editor, and co-producer of this film.
But Roma appears to represent something of a departure from his past dramatic work, in that it seems more personal and reflective. Nevertheless, I found the film to be a rich and rewarding viewing experience, and I strongly recommend it to you.Īlfonso Cuarón, a well-known filmmaker with a range of styles, is perhaps best known for his dystopian sci-fi thriller Children of Men (2006). And the fact that the film was shot in black-and-white would seem to further distance the goings-on from the viewer. After all, it’s a slow-moving tale with many long takes and without a clear-cut narrative direction over the course of much of the film. Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018) is a film that, given its stylistics, I wouldn’t have expected to be to my tastes.
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