Roma (1972)
Directed by Federico Fellini
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
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What critics compared Roma to
Beginning with the sudden death of a Japanese tourist and ending with a 103-year-old nun’s arduous climb on her knees up the steps of St. John’s Church, The Great Beauty is gratefully indebted to three films by Federico Fellini: La Dolce Vita, 8½ and Roma.
The magical atmosphere of Fellini’s "Roma" and "La Dolce Vita" pervades Paolo Sorrentino's update on cynicism, premiering in competition.
Plays at times like a more conventional, less daring version of 1972’s Roma...On its own merits, Sorrentino’s film ain’t half-bad, but it’s no Fellini picture.
The film is unimaginable without the influences of Fellini’s two masterpieces, “La Dolce Vita” and “Roma.”
The film will inevitably draw comparisons to Fellini classics like La Dolce Vita, 8 ½ and Roma, but the Fellini halo effect could prove especially advantageous.
Set when the filmmaker was just 6 years old, it’s a dazzlingly extravagant childhood reminiscence akin to “Roma” or Fellini’s “Amarcord,” but suffused with a deep, middle-aged sadness as these characters stare down their impending obsolescence.