Roma (2018)
First screened in September 2018 / Most recently screened in February 2019
Director: Alfonso Cuarón. Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Nancy García García, Marco Graf, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Daniela Demesa, Fernando Grediaga, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Verónica García, Andy Cortés, José Manuel Guerrero Mendoza, Zarela Lizbeth Chinolla Arellano. Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón.

 Twitter Capsule: Cuarón's a prodigy of world-building. Strains a bit more at characterization. All holds true in this textured memory-play.

Second Capsule: Call me old-fashioned, but the fact that few people will see Roma's astonishing recreation of mid-70s Mexico City on a big screen is so sad.

VOR: ⑤  Every aspect is unusual and jaw-droppingly ambitious, from subject to execution. Cuarón plays to formidable strengths and test himself in new ways.


Photo © 2018 Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto Filmoj

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
★Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Best Actress: Yalitza Aparicio
Best Supporting Actress: Marina de Tavira
Best Original Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón
★Best Foreign Language Film
★Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón
Best Production Design: Eugenio Caballero; Barbara Enriquez
Best Sound Mixing: Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan, and José Antonio García
Best Sound Editing: Sergio Diaz and Skip Lievsay

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Best Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón
★Best Foreign Language Film

Other Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion (Best Film); SIGNIS Award
Directors Guild of America: Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Cinematography (Cuarón)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics/i>: Best Director; Best Cinematography; Best Foreign Language Film
Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Foreign Language Film; Best Cinematography; Best Film Editing (Alfonso Cuarón and Adam Gough)
Independent Spirit Awards: Best International Film
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Foreign Language Film; Best Cinematography
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