Roma
by
 
Cuarón, Alfonso, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor of moving image work, director of photography.

Title
Roma

Author
Cuarón, Alfonso, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor of moving image work, director of photography.
 
Rodríguez, Gabriela, 1980- film producer.
 
Celis, Nicolás, film producer.
 
Aparicio, Yalitza, actor.
 
Tavira, Marina de, actor.
 
Autrey, Diego Cortina, actor.
 
Peralta, Carlos (Actor), actor.
 
Demesa, Daniela, actor.
 
Graf, Marco, actor.
 
Netflix (Firm), presenter.
 
Participant Media, presenter.
 
Esperanto Films (Firm), production company.
 
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Series
Criterion collection ;

Series Number
1014.

Summary
With his eighth and most personal film, Alfonso Cuaron recreated the early 1970s Mexico City of his childhood, narrating a tumultuous period in the life of a middle-class family through the experiences of Cleo, the indigenous domestic worker who keeps the household running. Charged with the care of four small children abandoned by their father, Cleo tends to the family even as her own life is shaken by personal and political upheavals.

Audience
MPAA rating: R; for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language.

General Note
Originally released in 2018.
 
Wide screen (2.39:1).
 
Special features: Road to "Roma", a new documentary about the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with Cuaron; Snapshots from the set, a new documentary featuring cast and crew; new documentaries about the film's sound and postproduction process; new documentary about the film's ambitious theatrical campaign and social impact in Mexico; trailers; Plus: essays by novelist Valeria Luiselli and historian Enrique Krauze.

Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Physical Description
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet

Genre
Feature films.
 
Fiction films.
 
Historical films.
 
Foreign films.
 
Films in Spanish.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
 
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Subject Term
Women household employees -- Drama.
 
Indigenous women -- Drama.
 
Families -- Drama.

Geographic Term
Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Drama.

Author(s)
Cuarón, Alfonso,
 
Rodríguez, Gabriela, 1980-
 
Celis, Nicolás,
 
Aparicio, Yalitza,
 
Tavira, Marina de,
 
Autrey, Diego Cortina,
 
Peralta, Carlos (Actor),
 
Demesa, Daniela,
 
Graf, Marco,

Added Corporate Author
Netflix (Firm),
 
Participant Media,
 
Esperanto Films (Firm),
 
Criterion Collection (Firm),

Publisher
The Criterion Collection,

Publication Date
2020
 
2018

ISBN
9781681436579

Publication Information
[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
 
©2018

Call Number
DVD ROMA


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