MAMMA ROMA (CRITERION COLLECTION)

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• Release Year: 1962
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a middle-aged prostitute who attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Filmed in the great tradition of Italian neorealism, Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy, and highlights director Pier Paolo Pasolini’s lifelong fascination with the marginalized and dispossessed. Though banned upon its release in Italy for obscenity, today Mamma Roma remains a classic, featuring a powerhouse performance by one of cinema’s greatest actresses and offering a glimpse at a country’s most controversial director in the process of finding his style.
• Cast: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini, Luisa Loiano, Paolo Volponi, Luciano Gonini, Vittorio La Paglia, Piero Morgia, Lanfranco Ceccarelli, Marcello Sorrentino, Sandro Meschino, Franco Tovo, Pasquale Ferrarese, Leandro Santarelli, Emanuele Di Bari, Antonio Spoletini, Nino Bionci, Nino Venzi, Maria Bernardini, Santino Citti, Renato Montalbano, Lamberto Maggiorani, Renato Capogna, Pietro Ceccarelli, Mario Cipriani, Renato Troiani, Pier Paolo Pasolini
• Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: Arco Film
• Media Format: Movie