... draws from the neo-realist tradition, but Pasolini goes beyond the tradition to play with the form and structure.
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03/11/09
Mamma Roma (1962)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:9
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: In Pier Paolo Pasolini's beautiful drama, Mamma Roma (Anna Magnani) is an ex-prostitute who tries to leave behind her past and make a life for her and her son but her evil pimp stands in her way.... [More]
Starring: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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But in a sense, Pasolini's was the perfect death for someone who lived on the edge, whose art was raw as it could be.
06/27/07
Spectacular in its reverence for the bottom rung of society.
10/05/06
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06/24/06
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07/06/05
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01/15/05
Top CriticBecause it is sublime, and because the confrontation of many of Pasolini's films can be an intimidation, it is among the controversial director's best films.
07/08/04
The highlight are two long takes in which Magnani walks the nighttime streets of Rome, exhilarating, free-wheeling cinematic moments without close parallels anywhere.
06/25/04
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05/24/03
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07/30/02
Volcanic performance by Anna Magnani.
09/07/01
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