Mamma Roma (The Criterion Collection)
by Ivo Barnaḅ Micheli, Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini, Ugo Gregoretti
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Actor: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Luisa Loiano, Silvana CorsiniDirector: Ivo Barnaḅ Micheli, Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini, Ugo Gregoretti
Brand: Image Entertainment
Writer: Ivo Barnaḅ Micheli
Writer: Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: Gianni Rondolino
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Criterion
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DVD Review: One of Pasolini's Best
Summary: 4 Stars
"Mamma Roma" was Pier Paolo Pasolini's second feature film and if you've seen his other works, you'd probably be able to tell. None of Pasolini's visually splendor is here. So far I've seen "The Gospel According to St.Matthew", "Arabian Nights", and "Medea". All three movies had some of the most memorable images I can remember. Pasolini is what cinema is all about. He was a visual master. It's odd to think that he was a poet. As a poet I would think the words would be his most important tool. He would place great importance on what his characters said, but no, he created startling images. Take a film like "Medea". I saw that movie about a month ago, but I couldn't begin to tell you the plot. I pretty much forgot it. But ask me about the visual? I still remember the impression it left on me as I watched it. The same goes with "Arabian Nights". But "Mamma Roma" is completely different. Now this doesn't mean it's a bad movie. On the contrary. I think it's a masterpiece.
What "Mamma Roma" remind me of are the post WW2 Italian films such as "Germany Year Zero", "Rocco and his Brothers", and "The Bicyle Thief". It follows in the tradition of Visconti and De Sica.
Anna Magnani stars as Mamma Roma, a woman who has big plans for her son. She has ambition. She wants to give her son a better life and will do almost anything to make sure he has one. Her son is Ettore (Ettore Garofolo), he has different plans for his life. He wants to hang out with his friends, steal, and never work or go to school. Only one is going to get what they want.
As the film goes on we feel a connection with Mamma Roma. Did our mothers make such sacrifices for us? Did we not appreciate all they did for us? Pasolini, like the best films, makes these characters seem real. The movie hits all the right notes and carries us with it. "Mamma Roma" takes few wrong steps, in fact they are not even worth mentioning. Despite being something different from Pasolini this is one of his best films. I loved it.
Bottom-line: One of Pasolini's best films. Doesn't resemble his later works but displays his genius. Pasolini is what cinema is all about.
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