Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” is a breathtaking, deeply personal film that immerses viewers in the quiet rhythms of life in 1970s Mexico City. Shot in stunning black and white, the story centers around Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a live-in maid working for a middle-class family, as she navigates her own struggles against the backdrop of political turmoil and societal inequities.
Cuarón’s direction is intimate yet epic, capturing small, everyday moments with the same reverence as sweeping, emotional crescendos. Every frame is meticulously composed, and the film’s naturalistic pace draws out the beauty and pain in life’s ordinary hardships. “Roma” is both a poignant tribute to the unsung lives of domestic workers and a quiet meditation on memory, family, and the unspoken divisions between class. A masterwork of visual storytelling, it lingers in your heart long after the final scene fades.
