Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" opens with a close-up shot of a stone-paved driveway. So much of "Roma" repeats that concept of the personal story against a backdrop of a larger one—the face in the crowd. 'Roma' The writer and director Alfonso Cuarón discusses a sequence from his film.
Perhaps one of Roma's strongest thematic undercurrents is the perseverance of women within the societal stronghold of men. Alfonso Cuaron ('Gravity') returns with 'Roma,' a black-and-white film drawn from his memories of growing up in Mexico City. 'Roma': Film Review This movie us one of the best of the years and should be seen by everyone before the award ceremonies occur.
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Roma movie review: Director Alfonso Cuaron and Netflix have made one of the best films of the decade, a cinematic game-changer that will never be forgotten. The house at the center of Roma is so minutely detailed that by the end of the film you'll feel as if you spent your life there, too: its packed bookcases, sensible couches. Roma is a vivid, deeply immersive period drama.
Filmed in stark black and white, it transports you seamlessly into the lives of its characters. The story told is personal, but reflects the societal changes. Roma is a love letter to Mexico, warts and all. It's in black and white, but the sights and sounds are so vibrant and electric that it colors your emotions. "Roma," written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, centers on Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), whom Cuarón modelled after his own impactful nanny but whom he reduces to a bland and blank.