Roma

 

Roma 2018

• Director: Alfonso Cuarón
• Seen by this director: Gravity, Children of Men, Paris je t’aime, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkatran
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina De Tavira
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• None of them
• Why? Good reviews
• Seen: 30 September 2023                 

             Cleo (Aparicio) is a maid for a bourgeois family in Mexico. The kids love her, the mother (De Tavia) is usually kind to her, the husband leaves the family. Cleo gets pregnant with her rubbish boyfriend.

       It’s very long and very slow. Frankly, the first half is boring. The second half is somewhat more interesting but it’s far from the masterpiece many reviewers found it to be. The black and white filming is effective and I respect that it’s a labour of love.

 3* of 5