Roma (Fellini's Roma) (1972)
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62% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
81% of users liked it
(6,084 ratings)
Fellini's Roma is a virtually plotless autobiographical tribute to Rome, Italy, featuring narration by Fellini himself and a mixture of real-life footage and fictional set pieces. It flows from episode to episode, beginning with the director's early years arriving in Rome in 1931 during the… More Fellini's Roma is a virtually plotless autobiographical tribute to Rome, Italy, featuring narration by Fellini himself and a mixture of real-life footage and fictional set pieces. It flows from episode to episode, beginning with the director's early years arriving in Rome in 1931 during the time of Mussolini. Played by Stefano Mayore as a child, he visits the city with classmates and becomes infatuated. Played by Peter Gonzales at age 18, the young Fellini moves in to a tenement building and explores the wild characters living in neighborhood. The events that follow switch between the past and contemporary times, including a story line that involves a 1970s film crew making a movie about Rome. He also incorporates segments of Roman history and problems in the government, including an improvised speech from Gore Vidal. Throughout this journey there are visits to an outdoor restaurant, a movie theater, a music hall, and a brothel. In one famously surreal segment, groups of clergymen gather together for a Catholic fashion show spectacle. After a visit to a street festival and some on-camera interviews, the film concludes with shots of motorcycles driving by the Colosseum. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Federico Fellini
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 15, 1972 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
The city that Federico Fellini explores for almost two hours bears little resemblance to the real Rome.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fellini isn't just giving us a lot of flashy scenes, he's building a narrative that has a city for its protagonist instead of a single character.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A semi-docu, Fellini's Roma is as much about the eccentric director as it is about this endlessly fascinating city
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Eternal City fugue
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Roma, a confounding and confused semi-documentary, tried the patience of even the most devoted Fellini fans.
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Cast
- Britta Barnes
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Federico Fellini
as Himself
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Pia De Doses
as The Princess
- Angela de Leo
- Mario del Vago
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Fiona Florence
as Young Prostitute
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Renato Giovanneli
as Cardinal Ottaviani
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Pedro Gonzales
as Fellini at age 18
- John Francis Lane
- Elisa Mainardi
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Marne Maitland
as Underground Guide
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Stefano Majore
as Fellini as a Child
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Marcello Mastroianni
as Himself
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Galliano Sbarra
as Music Hall Compere
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Alvaro Vitali
as Tap Dancer Imitating Fred Astaire
- Anna Magnani
- Cassandra Peterson
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Alberto Sordi
as Himself
- Gore Vidal
- Mimmo Poli
