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Roma
ITALY · 1972

Roma

Federico Fellini
urban life Italian culture decadence memory and nostalgia street life
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Synopsis

A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.

Films Roma Inspired
I revisited a lot of Mexican films, particularly from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, like Buñuel’s Los Olvidados to kind of remember the texture and the sounds of Mexico City.

I revisited films that portray human experiences, the passing of life. The Apu Trilogy, 'Pather Panchali' especially, for the way it portrays childhood and family. That was very important.

— Alfonso Cuarón  ·  Collider - Alfonso Cuarón on How Netflix Saved ‘Roma,’ Why He Shot in Black & White, and More
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