Mamma Roma

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Mamma Roma is a 1962 Italian neorealist drama film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Anna Magnani as a former prostitute striving for a better life for her son in postwar Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian film
film
neorealist film
censorshipIssue critique of Italian society
depiction of prostitution
cinematographyBy Tonino Delli Colli
countryOfOrigin Italy
director Pier Paolo Pasolini
directorFilmographyPosition second feature film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
distributor Cineriz
editedBy Nino Baragli
filmMovement Italian neorealism
linked to: Italian Neorealism
followsWork Accattone
genre drama
neorealism
hasCensorshipHistory yes
leadActressCharacterOccupation former prostitute
leadActressRole Mamma Roma
mainCharacter Mamma Roma
musicBy Carlo Rustichelli
narrativeFocus struggle for a better life for her son
notableSceneType crucifixion-like tracking shots
originalLanguage Italian
portrays Italian working class
postwar Italian society
premieredAt Venice Film Festival
productionCompany Arco Film
protagonistOccupation former prostitute
releaseDate 1962-08-31
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 110
screenDebutOf Ettore Garofolo
screenwriter Pier Paolo Pasolini
setting Rome
postwar Rome
starring Anna Magnani
Ettore Garofolo
Franco Citti
theme aspiration for a better life
mother–son relationship
poverty
social marginalization
urban alienation
title Mamma Roma
writer Pier Paolo Pasolini
yearOfVenicePremiere 1962

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Pier Paolo Pasolini notableWork Mamma Roma
Tonino Delli Colli notableWork Mamma Roma
Tonino Delli Colli workedOn Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma title Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma mainCharacter Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma leadActressRole Mamma Roma
Anna Magnani notableWork Mamma Roma