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Mamma Roma

  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 50m
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7.8/10
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11,279
1,543
Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
Drama
Having renounced her ignominious past, a former streetwalker reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme endangers her aspirations for a decent bourgeois life. Can she protect him from th... Read allHaving renounced her ignominious past, a former streetwalker reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme endangers her aspirations for a decent bourgeois life. Can she protect him from the same snares that wounded her youth?Having renounced her ignominious past, a former streetwalker reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme endangers her aspirations for a decent bourgeois life. Can she protect him from the same snares that wounded her youth?
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
9.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,279
1,543
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    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writer
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Stars
      • Anna Magnani
      • Ettore Garofolo
      • Franco Citti
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writer
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Stars
      • Anna Magnani
      • Ettore Garofolo
      • Franco Citti
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    • 39User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ettore Garofolo and Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Mamma Roma (1962)
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    Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Ettore Garofolo and Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Ettore Garofolo in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Ettore Garofolo in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Anna Magnani in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Ettore Garofolo in Mamma Roma (1962)
    Ettore Garofolo in Mamma Roma (1962)

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    Anna Magnani
    Anna Magnani
    • Mamma Roma
    Ettore Garofolo
    Ettore Garofolo
    • Ettore
    Franco Citti
    Franco Citti
    • Carmine
    Silvana Corsini
    Silvana Corsini
    • Bruna
    Luisa Loiano
    • Biancofiore
    Paolo Volponi
    Paolo Volponi
    • Il Prete (Priest)
    Luciano Gonini
    Luciano Gonini
    • Zacaria
    Vittorio La Paglia
    Vittorio La Paglia
    • Il sig. Pellissier
    Piero Morgia
    Piero Morgia
    • Piero
    Franco Ceccarelli
    • Carletto
    Marcello Sorrentino
    • Tonino
    Sandro Meschino
    • Pasquale
    Franco Tovo
    • Augusto
    Pasquale Ferrarese
    • Lino
    Leandro Santarelli
    • Begalo
    Emanuele Di Bari
    • Gennarino il trovatore
    Antonio Spoletini
    • Un pompieretto
    Nino Bionci
    • Un pittoretto
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writer
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
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    • Trivia
      At the films premiere in the Quattro Fontane Cinema (Rome, 22nd September 1962), Mr. Pier Paolo Pasolini was attacked by fascists who protested against the film.
    • Goofs
      In the opening titles, the music that is playing over the titles is noted as "Concerto in Do maggiore di Vivaldi," which translates in English as "Concerto in C major by Vivaldi." The music actually playing is the Largo (slow) movement from Vivaldi's Concerto in D minor (catalog number RV 540)
    • Quotes

      Mamma Roma: He was 65 and I was 14. I got married in a young fascist girl's uniform!

      [laughs]

    • Connections
      Featured in Cinema forever - Capolavori salvati (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto in D Minor
      Written by Antonio Vivaldi

    User reviews39

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    8/10
    Good early Pasolini!
    One of the early Pasolini, Mamma Roma is a forgotten gem of Italian cinema. Some pleasant surprises in this underrated movies, like the amazing performance of `mamma roma' -Anna Magnani , and the MUSIC, mostly classical!!! I can relate this movies with some work done by Vittorio de Sica , but is not so neo-realist, even though sometimes you feel like it is. Symbolism, a very dear approach of later Pasolini's work is present here as well, and we can even see this movie as a Greek tragedy, leaving the viewer's many options to explore. Overall, a well deserved 8.5/10.
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    • vdg
    • Jul 20, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Мама Рома
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Arco Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,794
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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