Mamma Roma. 1962. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Held on Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 1:30 p.m.

Education Center, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

Mamma Roma. 1962. Italy. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Mamma Roma. 1962. Italy. Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti. In Italian; English subtitles. 107 min.

In postwar Rome, Mamma is ready to give up her life as a prostitute and bring her son, Ettore, from the countryside to live with her in the city. Having managed to save up and buy an apartment in a respectable neighborhood, she hopes Ettore will go to school, train for a good job, meet a kind woman, and marry. But Ettore is lazy and self-absorbed, taking for granted the gains his mother provides. Magnani is a powerhouse of maternal emotion and devotion in this, Pasolini’s second feature.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Le Grandi Donne.

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