Back by popular demand, the Vancouver International Film Festival presents:
Roma
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Mexico, 2018.
Vancouver International Film Festival Theatre, 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3M7
Friday, February 1, 2019, 8:25PM
Saturday, February 2, 2019, 2:10PM
Sunday, February 3, 2019, 9:00PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 8:00PM
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 8:25PM
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 3:40PM
Friday, February 8, 2019, 8:00PM
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 6:50PM
Sunday, February 10, 2019, 7:00PM
Monday, February 11, 2019, 12:30PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 8:30PM
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 3:45PM
Thursday, February 14, 2019, 7:15PM
Thursday, February 21, 2019, 5:30PM, 8:10PM
Friday, February 22, 2019, 3:15PM, 6:00PM, 8:35PM
Saturday, February 23, 2019, 3:15PM, 6:00PM, 8:35PM
Monday, February 25, 2019, 3:30PM
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Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón’s thrillingly diverse career encompasses everything from Gravity to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Roma is his masterpiece. An evocation of middle-class household in Mexico City in 1970, this scintillating black and white film focusses on Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a live-in maid, who tends to the two children, and observes, discreetly, as her employers’ marriage falls apart. But Cleo’s own love life is just as fraught…
Spanning about a year, Roma conveys not only tender and sometimes painful memories of the domestic space, but also suggests wider tensions in the social sphere. Innocent pleasures – going to the movies, a trip to the country, an initially curious reference to martial arts training – take on a darker hue as we learn more about the turmoil roiling within the country. These themes are developed with subtly and grace, leading to a climax that is both heartbreaking and deeply compassionate. Roma is one of those unforgettable films that reveals the depth and preciousness of ordinary lives.
Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in September, and placing in the top 3 in TIFFs’ Audience Awards, Roma has received rapturous reviews from the critics and is being touted as a serious prospect for Best Picture in the Oscars race. Released simultaneously on Netflix and in select theatres, this may be the best advertisement for cinema we could ask for.
“A majestic feat of filmmaking, an intimate portrait of a family that also serves as a broad portrait of a changing nation. Cuaron creates such a vibrant world that it demands to be seen on the biggest canvas possible.” Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
“A richly textured masterpiece, Roma is cinema at its purest and most human.” Tomris Laffly, Time Out
“One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen.” Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Golden Globe Winner: Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language.
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress.