Roma (Fellini's Roma)

Roma (Fellini's Roma) (1972)

  • 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

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Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 15, 1972 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    The city that Federico Fellini explores for almost two hours bears little resemblance to the real Rome.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Eternal City fugue

  • , 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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    I think Fellini was quite self-indulgent during this period of his career, not really a problem if you're a fan of his work but those that are unfamiliar with his humour, editing style and love of Italy and its people should probably start with another film and leave this till… More

  • El Hombre I


    Can become a bit tiresome but cannot be judged from the point of view of plot and acting. It's a personal celebration of what the city of Rome means to the director, with its' history and its' huge variety of wild characters in the neighborhood. One can't deny the… More

  • Tim S


    Really fascinating film from Fellini. One day I'll make a movie about the place where I was born: Atlantis!

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic][color=green]"Fellini's Roma" is Federico Fellini's enjoyable tribiute to the city he loved in his own inimicable style. He goes from the present to the past of World War II, while also providing an educational history lesson. Through it all,… More

  • Alex F


    Surreal and funny (= felinesque), but the cinematography is awful, and that is a very important aspect in Fellini's cinema.

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