ROMA

ROMA, 2018
Mexico | DCP, Black & White, 135' | Spanish, English
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey

Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also served as the cinematographer, Roma tells the story of a crumbling middle-class family and their maid, Cleo, in Mexico City in the 1970s. Although an autobiographical story, the film focuses on Cleo rather than the representation of Cuarón’s childhood. After the father leaves for a business trip and never returns, a series of catastrophes ensue. While dealing with her own struggles, the maid tries to keep the family together. Thwarting period-movie expectations, each of the film’s frames has been carefully selected, its images immaculate. Although shot on a panoramic scale, profound and personal memories are rendered in a lyrical style in Roma, which is a masterpiece on memory.