Alfonso Cuarón’s "Roma" is a masterpiece — see it in the theater if you can
6 years, 1 month ago

Alfonso Cuarón’s "Roma" is a masterpiece — see it in the theater if you can

Salon  

Every shot in “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón’s staggeringly great film, is masterful. Yet “Roma” is clearly Cleo’s story; it is her experiences that the film artfully chronicles. It is almost a spoiler to reveal that Cleo becomes pregnant, but much of “Roma” deals with Cleo’s situation. The scene that unfolds here is breathtaking in several respects; it leads to one of the film’s two virtuoso sequences that “Roma” will be most remembered for.

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Alfonso Cuaron and his film ‘Roma’ win at Golden Globes
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Associated Press  

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” won the best foreign language film and best director honors at the Golden Globes, giving the Netflix film some added awards season momentum. “Roma” beat out the other nominees including the Japanese film “Shoplifters,” the Lebanese film “Capernaum,” the Belgium film “Girl,” and the German film “Never Look Away.” The Oscar-winning Mexican director spoke about how the …

Roma movie review: Alfonso Cuaron has made one of the best films of the decade; a cinematic game-changer. 5 stars
6 years ago

Roma movie review: Alfonso Cuaron has made one of the best films of the decade; a cinematic game-changer. 5 stars

Hindustan Times  

Roma Director - Alfonso Cuaron Cast - Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Nancy Garcia Garcia, Fernando Grediaga Rating - 5/5 Marco Graf as Pepe, Daniela Demesa as Sofi, Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Marina De Tavira as Sofia, Diego Cortina Autrey as Toño, Carlos Peralta Jacobson as Paco in Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. A similar scene plays out …

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6 years, 1 month ago

What Netflix’s release of ‘Roma’ says about its movie business strategy

LA Times  

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