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{{short description|2004 film by Adolfo Aristarain}}
{{Infobox Film
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| director = [[Adolfo Aristarain]]
| director = [[Adolfo Aristarain]]
| producer = José Antonio Félez
| producer = José Antonio Félez
| writer = '''Story:'''<br>Adolfo Aristarain<br>'''Screenplay:'''<br>Mario Camus<br>Kathy Saavedra
| screenplay = [[Mario Camus]]<br/>Kathy Saavedra
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| story = Adolfo Aristarain
| starring = [[Juan Diego Botto]]<br>Susú Pecoraro<br>[[José Sacristán]]
| starring = [[Juan Diego Botto]]<br/>Susú Pecoraro<br/>[[José Sacristán]]
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| cinematography = [[José Luis Alcaine]]
| cinematography = [[José Luis Alcaine]]
| editing = Fernando Pardo
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| released = '''Argentina:'''<br>April 15, 2004<br>'''Spain:'''<br>September 18, 2004
| runtime = 155 minutes
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = [[Argentina]]<br>[[Spain]]
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'''''Roma''''' (2004) is a [[Argentina|Argentine]] and [[Spain|Spanish]] [[film]] released in 2004 directed by [[Adolfo Aristarain]]. The picture stars [[Juan Diego Botto]], [[Susú Pecoraro]] and [[José Sacristán]].<ref>{{imdb title|id=0383862|title=Roma}}.</ref>
'''''Roma''''' is a 2004 [[Cinema of Argentina|Argentine]]-[[Cinema of Spain|Spanish]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Adolfo Aristarain]] and starring [[Juan Diego Botto]], [[Susú Pecoraro]] and [[José Sacristán]].<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0383862|title=Roma}}.</ref>


==Plot==
==Synopsis==
Young journalist Manuel Cueto ([[Juan Diego Botto]]) is sent by his publisher boss to help solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez ([[José Sacristán]]) finish his long-overdue last book.
Young journalist Manuel Cueto ([[Juan Diego Botto]]) is sent by his publisher boss to help the solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez ([[José Sacristán]]) finish his long-overdue last book, which will be an autobiography. Brought out of his loneliness by the young man, Joaquín reminisces about his youth and experiences in [[Buenos Aires]] during the 1960s and 70s before reloctaing to [[Spain]], as well as his intense relationship with his mother Roma, who was and still is the most important person in Joaquín's life.

Brought out of his loneliness by the young man, Joaquín reminisces about his youth in [[Buenos Aires]] and his intense relationship with his mother Roma.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Juan Diego Botto]] as Manuel Cueto/Joaco
* [[Juan Diego Botto]] as Manuel Cueto/Joaco
* Susú Pecoraro as Roma Di Toro
* [[Susú Pecoraro]] as Roma Di Toro
* [[José Sacristán]] as Joaquín Góñez
* [[José Sacristán]] as Joaquín Góñez
* Agustín Garvíe as Joaco
* [[Agustín Garvíe]] as Joaco
* Vando Villamil as Áteo Di Toro
* [[Vando Villamil]] as Áteo Di Toro
* [[Marcela Kloosterboer]] as Reneé
* [[Marcela Kloosterboer]] as Reneé
* Maximiliano Ghione as Guido
* [[Maximiliano Ghione]] as Guido
* Marina Glezer as Alicia
* [[Marina Glezer]] as Alicia
* [[Gustavo Garzón]] as Joaquín father
* [[Gustavo Garzón]] as Joaquín father
* Carla Crespo as Betty
* [[Carla Crespo]] as Betty
* [[Marcos Mundstock]] as Gustavo Smirnoff
* [[Marcos Mundstock]] as Gustavo Smirnoff
* Raúl Rizzo as Doctor Cassano
* [[Raúl Rizzo]] as Doctor Cassano
* Jean Pierre Noher as Pando
* [[Jean Pierre Noher]] as Pando
* Alberto Jiménez as Publisher (son)
* [[Alberto Jiménez (actor)|Alberto Jiménez]] as Publisher (son)
* María Galiana as Portera
* [[María Galiana]] as Portera
* [[Jane Darwell]] as Ma Joad (archive footage)
* [[Jane Darwell]] as Ma Joad (archive footage)
* [[Henry Fonda]] as Tom Joad (archive footage)
* [[Henry Fonda]] as Tom Joad (archive footage)


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Jonathan Holland, film critic for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine and reporting from the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], liked the film and wrote, "Argentine helmer Adolfo Aristarain turns a compassionate eye toward his own spiritual and political education in the rangy, quietly affecting and rewardingly intense ''Roma,'' his most achieved work to date. Lengthy, but not over-long, rites-of-passage yarn takes one young man's life as the focal point for the struggles which tore Argentina apart in the late '60s and '70s, as well as being an homage to the dangerous pleasures of self-discovery. Film garnered positive reactions at home on its spring release and has the emotional coherence to strike universal chords offshore."<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117924405.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=roma+Adolfo+Aristarain+review Holland, Jonathan]. ''Variety,'' film review, July 15, 2004. Last accessed: February 17, 2008.</ref>
Jonathan Holland, film critic for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine and reporting from the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], liked the film and wrote, "Argentine helmer Adolfo Aristarain turns a compassionate eye toward his own spiritual and political education in the rangy, quietly affecting and rewardingly intense ''Roma'', his most achieved work to date. Lengthy, but not over-long, rites-of-passage yarn takes one young man's life as the focal point for the struggles which tore Argentina apart in the late '60s and '70s, as well as being an homage to the dangerous pleasures of self-discovery. Film garnered positive reactions at home on its spring release and has the emotional coherence to strike universal chords offshore".<ref>[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117924405.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=roma+Adolfo+Aristarain+review Holland, Jonathan]. ''Variety'', film review, July 15, 2004. Last accessed: February 17, 2008.</ref>


==Exhibition==
==See also==
* [[List of Spanish films of 2004]]
The film premiered in Argentina on April 15, 2004. Later in the year it was presented at the [[Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival]] on September 19, 2004. In Spain it opened wide on October 1, 2004.
* [[List of Argentine films of 2004]]

The picture screened at various film festivals, including: the [[Seattle International Film Festival]], [[United States]]; the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, [[Brazil]]; the Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival, [[France]]; and others.

==Awards==
'''Wins'''
* [[Clarín Awards]]: Clarín Award; Best Film; Best Actress, Susú Pecoraro; 2004.
* [[Havana Film Festival]]: Audience Award, Adolfo Aristarain; Best Actress, Susú Pecoraro; Best Screenplay, Adolfo Aristarain, Mario Camus and Kathy Saavedra; 2004.
* [[Argentine Film Critics Association Awards]]: Silver Condor; Best Actress, Susú Pecoraro; Best Director, Adolfo Aristarain; Best Film; 2005.
* Toulouse Cinespaña: Best Actress, Susú Pecoraro; Best Screenplay, Adolfo Aristarain, Kathy Saavedra and Mario Camus; ''Violette d'Or'', Adolfo Aristarain; 2005.

'''Nominations'''
* [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], [[Spain]]: Golden Seashell, Adolfo Aristarain; 2004.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Art Direction, Jorge Ferrari; Best Cinematography, José Luis Alcaine; Best Costume Design, Valentina Bari and Kathy Saavedra; Best Editing, Fernando Pardo; Best New Actress, Marcela Kloosterboer; Best Original Screenplay, Adolfo Aristarain, Mario Camus and Kathy Saavedra; Best Sound, Daniel Goldstein and Ricardo Steinberg; 2005.
* [[Goya Awards]], Spain: Goya, Best Cinematography, José Luis Alcaine; Best Director, Adolfo Aristarain; Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Adolfo Aristarain, Mario Camus and Kathy Saavedra; 2005.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0383862|title=Roma}}.
* {{IMDb title|0383862|Roma}}
* {{Amg movie|310725|Roma}}.
* {{AllRovi movie|310725|Roma}}
* [http://www.cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=3399 ''Roma''] at the [[cinenacional.com]] {{sp icon}}.
* [http://www.cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=3399 ''Roma''] at the [[cinenacional.com]] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=592451 ''Roma''] review at ''[[La Nacion]]'' by Diego Batlle {{sp icon}}.
* [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=592451 ''Roma''] review at ''[[La Nación (Buenos Aires)|La Nación]]'' by Diego Batlle {{in lang|es}}
* {{YouTube|MdRid6DKHmg|''Roma'' scene}}

{{Silver Condor Award Best Film}}
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 9 October 2023

Roma
DVD Cover
Directed byAdolfo Aristarain
Screenplay byMario Camus
Kathy Saavedra
Story byAdolfo Aristarain
Produced byJosé Antonio Félez
StarringJuan Diego Botto
Susú Pecoraro
José Sacristán
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Edited byFernando Pardo
Release dates
  • 15 April 2004 (2004-04-15) (Argentina)
  • 18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) (Spain)
Running time
155 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Roma is a 2004 Argentine-Spanish drama film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Juan Diego Botto, Susú Pecoraro and José Sacristán.[1]

Synopsis

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Young journalist Manuel Cueto (Juan Diego Botto) is sent by his publisher boss to help the solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez (José Sacristán) finish his long-overdue last book, which will be an autobiography. Brought out of his loneliness by the young man, Joaquín reminisces about his youth and experiences in Buenos Aires during the 1960s and 70s before reloctaing to Spain, as well as his intense relationship with his mother Roma, who was and still is the most important person in Joaquín's life.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Jonathan Holland, film critic for Variety magazine and reporting from the San Sebastián International Film Festival, liked the film and wrote, "Argentine helmer Adolfo Aristarain turns a compassionate eye toward his own spiritual and political education in the rangy, quietly affecting and rewardingly intense Roma, his most achieved work to date. Lengthy, but not over-long, rites-of-passage yarn takes one young man's life as the focal point for the struggles which tore Argentina apart in the late '60s and '70s, as well as being an homage to the dangerous pleasures of self-discovery. Film garnered positive reactions at home on its spring release and has the emotional coherence to strike universal chords offshore".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roma at IMDb.
  2. ^ Holland, Jonathan. Variety, film review, July 15, 2004. Last accessed: February 17, 2008.
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