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The film was originally scheduled to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, but due to conflicts between the Cannes Film Festival and the film distributor Netflix, it ultimately did not participate in the screening.
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The story of the film is the personal memory of director Alfonso Cuarón, who is one of several children in the family in the film.
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The film is the first time director Alfonso Cuarón returned to his hometown of Mexico to film after 16 years in Hollywood.
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In order to evoke the real scenes and events of childhood to the greatest extent, director Alfonso Cuarón used childhood furniture to set the scenery.
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The title "Rome" does not refer to Rome, Italy, but the Roman district of Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, where director Alfonso Cuarón lived when he was a child.
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Director Alfonso Cuarón said that this is a very personal movie, and he dedicated it to the nanny who brought him up.
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The protagonist of the film went to the cinema to see films, including the French film "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" in 1966, and the American film "Exiled Man" in 1969. The latter inspired Alfonso Cuarón to film "Gravity."
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The film invested 15 million US dollars. In order to ensure the safety of the young actors' lives and the scenes to be retro enough, CG special effects were used in the shooting of the street, beach rescue and sky pictures.
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Yaliza Abarisio, who plays the role of a babysitter, is a kindergarten teacher. She has never participated in any casting activities before and is completely unfamiliar with the casting process. Before the audition, she thought it was a scam of human trafficking.
Roma behind the scenes gags
2021-12-02 08:01
Extended Reading
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Johnnie 2022-03-28 09:01:03
Cleo's destiny is dedicated to an unconditional life, and she's always ready to sacrifice herself for those she loves. There is a silent power to seeing the final cry and catharsis.
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Alberto 2022-03-23 09:01:53
All life is suffering! I cry too much. It's so good, it's necessary, and it's what he doesn't care about the most, so that more people can see it. //Two brushes and three brushes on the big screen. Four Netflix swipes. Despise people, believe in people, pity people, cry to the point of anger.
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Cleo: I didn't want her.
Sra. Sofía: What?
Cleo: I didn't want her.
Sra. Sofía: They're ok.
Cleo: I didn't want her to be born.
Sra. Sofía: We love you so much, Cleo. Right?
Cleo: Poor little thing.
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Paco: So that kid was throwing water balloons at cars that were driving by. Then an army jeep drove by, the kid throws a balloon at it, the soldier gets mad, he gets out and shoots him.
Cleo: Oh God! Is he OK?
Paco: He shot him in the head. He's dead.
Cleo: How awful!