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Release Year1962
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes442
DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini
WritersPier Paolo Pasolini
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMamma Roma
About Mamma Roma
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mamma Roma leans on a strong ensemble — Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1962.
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