Roma (2004 film)
Encyclopedia
Roma is an Argentine
and Spanish film released in 2004 directed by Adolfo Aristarain
. The picture stars Juan Diego Botto
, Susú Pecoraro
and José Sacristán
.
) is sent by his publisher boss to help solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez (José Sacristán
) finish his long-overdue last book.
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.
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."
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.
Nominations
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Spanish film released in 2004 directed by Adolfo Aristarain
Adolfo Aristarain
Adolfo Aristarain is an Argentine film director whom Variety has deemed a "master filmmaker."After leaving Argentina Aristarain started working as assistant director in the Arcente cinema, and then in Europe during his short exile for Mario Camus, Giorgio Stegani and Lewis Gilbert before...
. The picture stars Juan Diego Botto
Juan Diego Botto
Juan Diego Botto-Rota is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old...
, Susú Pecoraro
Susú Pecoraro
Susú Pecoraro is Argentine film and television actress.-Career:Susana Raquel Pecoraro was born in Buenos Aires in 1952. She enrolled at the Dramatic Arts Conservatory in 1970 and graduated in 1975. She debuted in the theatre of Argentina in 1976, with a role in Yo, Argentino , and on television in...
and José Sacristán
José Sacristán
José Sacristán is a famous Spanish film, theatre and television actor.He has directed three films:* Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? * Cara de acelga * Soldados de plomo...
.
Plot
Young journalist Manuel Cueto (Juan Diego BottoJuan Diego Botto
Juan Diego Botto-Rota is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old...
) is sent by his publisher boss to help solitary novelist Joaquín Góñez (José Sacristán
José Sacristán
José Sacristán is a famous Spanish film, theatre and television actor.He has directed three films:* Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? * Cara de acelga * Soldados de plomo...
) finish his long-overdue last book.
Brought out of his loneliness by the young man, Joaquín reminisces about his youth in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and his intense relationship with his mother Roma.
Cast
- Juan Diego BottoJuan Diego BottoJuan Diego Botto-Rota is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old...
as Manuel Cueto/Joaco - Susú Pecoraro as Roma Di Toro
- José SacristánJosé SacristánJosé Sacristán is a famous Spanish film, theatre and television actor.He has directed three films:* Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? * Cara de acelga * Soldados de plomo...
as Joaquín Góñez - Agustín Garvíe as Joaco
- Vando Villamil as Áteo Di Toro
- Marcela KloosterboerMarcela KloosterboerMarcela Kloosterboer is an Argentine actress and occasional singer. She won Martín Fierro Award for Best New Actress in 1998 for Verano del '98 and earned Argentine Film Critics Association Award for Best New Actress in 2004 for Roma...
as Reneé - Maximiliano Ghione as Guido
- Marina Glezer as Alicia
- Gustavo GarzónGustavo GarzónGustavo Garzón is an Argentine film and television actor.He works in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Cosa de locos * Tacos altos * Los Días de junio aka Days in June...
as Joaquín father - Carla Crespo as Betty
- Marcos MundstockMarcos MundstockMarcos Mundstock, born May 25, 1942, in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a musician, writer, comedian and former broadcaster and copywriter, most famous for being a founding member of Les Luthiers, their emcee, and writing many of their libretti and lyrics...
as Gustavo Smirnoff - Raúl Rizzo as Doctor Cassano
- Jean Pierre Noher as Pando
- Alberto Jiménez as Publisher (son)
- María Galiana as Portera
- Jane Darwell as Ma Joad (archive footage)
- Henry FondaHenry FondaHenry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage actor.Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins...
as Tom Joad (archive footage)
Critical reception
Jonathan Holland, film critic for VarietyVariety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
magazine and reporting from the San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
, 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."
Exhibition
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.The picture screened at various film festivals, including: the Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
, United States; the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
; the Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival, France; and others.
Awards
Wins- Clarín AwardsClarín AwardsThe Clarín Entertainment Awards is an award program that have taken place in Argentina since 1998. They are more commonly known as the Clarín Awards....
: Clarín Award; Best Film; Best Actress, Susú Pecoraro; 2004. - Havana Film FestivalHavana Film FestivalThe Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
: 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 FestivalSan Sebastián International Film FestivalThe San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
, 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 AwardsGoya AwardsThe Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy 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.
External links
..- Roma at the cinenacional.comCinenacional.comCinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...
. - Roma review at La Nación by Diego Batlle .