Matt
2Jan12
Passolini doesn't need an excuse; if he just wanted to show Ettore Garofolo in his underwear he would have made a movie revolving around Ettore Garofolo in his underwear.
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Th MZA
11Jun11
Found this tedious. As a message movie, tedious. As camp, tedious. The scene of A. Magnani walking down the street rejecting the propositions of groups of men looks like the future -- I like that. However, if this whole tedious movie was an elaborate excuse to tie that weird-looking kid to a bed in his underwear, I'm a-push away from my desk, fly to Italy 1962, and give P. P. Pasolini a stern talking-to.
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McNulty
25May11
Anna Magnani's voice is haunting and seductive. Cinematography is RAW and authentic. Beautiful Italian women with dark brown hair and eyes and fully bushed armpit hair are quite a delight to watch. Mamma Roma walking at night with the cops, hoes, and customers is done with one tracking shot and the city lights in the background look like stars in the night sky, very surreal. Incredible music and a classic ending.
JP. Schmidt
30Apr11
The tone for this is exactly what I've been wanting lately. It truly wraps and ties itself all around your heart.
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Hideous Bitch Princess
22Apr11
MUBI says this movie is 110 minutes, but that is incorrect. This movie is 15 hours long.
Adriano Rocha
10Feb11
Uma obra-prima em preto e branco. Dramaticidade exata, atuações grandiosas de Anna Magnani. Que mãe!! Um exemplo para tantas outras... Exemplo de coragem, de garra, de amor! Mesmo tendo cometido tantos erros nessa vida! Pasolini, obviamente, nos oferece um grande cinema.
Adriano Rocha
10Feb11
A masterpiece in black and white. Exact dramatization. Grandiose performances by Anna Magnani. What a mother!! An example for so many others... Courageous example, of claw, of love! Having even committed so many mistakes in her life! Pasolini, obviously, offers us a great movie.
StellaWasaDiver
14Jan11
In the spirit of neo-realism, in the opening credits there is a fly that briefly flits onto the screen, pauses for a moment, and scurries off. Also, great use of Vivaldi.
scorpiorising
15Apr10
Oh! My mother is a prostitute! Oh! It's the end of the world! Poor me, I should go succumb to petty crimes! Boo-hoo! I blame my mother for whatever I do on my own free will!
Robert W Peabody III
26Oct09
Mamma Roma 1962 DIR Pier Paolo Pasolini SCR Pier Paolo Pasolini 110 Min Maybe I’ve seen too many of these.
Christopher Smith
21May09
Only marginally compelling Neo-Realist character drama from writer-director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Anna Magnani is loud and annoying as the title character (she has this obnoxious, wide-mouthed laugh that is particularly grating), but fortunately most of the film focuses on her son played by Ettore Garofolo, who puts in a fine performance. The meandering story does have its moments, but overall it's pretty forgettable.