Anna Magnani stars as Mamma Roma, a rural Italian hooker trying to create a new life for herself. This proves impossible when the past keeps rearing its ugly head in the form of Mamma Rosa's previous "johns." She returns to her old profession, whereupon her son Ettore Garofalo becomes a thief and is killed by the police. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini (his second film), Mamma Roma is one of the least known but most approachable of the director's efforts. As in many of his earliest movies (and the novels which ...
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Anna Magnani stars as Mamma Roma, a rural Italian hooker trying to create a new life for herself. This proves impossible when the past keeps rearing its ugly head in the form of Mamma Rosa's previous "johns." She returns to her old profession, whereupon her son Ettore Garofalo becomes a thief and is killed by the police. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini (his second film), Mamma Roma is one of the least known but most approachable of the director's efforts. As in many of his earliest movies (and the novels which preceded them), Pasolini explores the limited lives and dashed hopes of the cafoni , the Italian equivalent of America's hillbillies. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini, Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino, Jean... Fine. 2004 Run time: 110. Original seal has been broken but both disks are in pristine condition and booklet is also included and in fantastic condition. Case may show some very light shelf wear from storage.
Add this copy of Mamma Roma (the Criterion Collection) [Dvd] to cart. $49.00, new condition, Sold by Service First Media rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Taylorsville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Cinerez.