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MEXICO · 2018

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón
Mexican Contemporary domestic labor motherhood class struggle family dynamics 1970s Mexico City
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In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

Year2018
CountryMexico
DirectorAlfonso Cuarón
MovementMexican Contemporary
Cinematic Threads
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.
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