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Roma is a poetic film depicting director Federico Fellini's move from his native Rimini to Rome as a youth. It is formed by a series of loosely connected episodes. The plot is minimal, and the only character to develop significantly is Rome herself.

Historical Contrasts and Modern Alienation

Fellini repeatedly contrasts Roman life in wartime Fascist Italy with its counterpart in the early 1970's. The wartime scenes emphasize the congregation of neighbors in Rome's public places such as street restaurants, a variety show, and a bomb shelter. With the exception of hippies and a conversational scene with Felinni bemoaning the loss of Roman life with radical students, the analogous congregations of the 1970's are between automobiles and motorcycles. Fellini makes a darker and more absurd comparison between the parade of prostitutes at wartime brothels and a fantasy runway fashion show featuring clerical garb and a papal audience.

Narrative Devices

The plot (such as it is) centers around two journeys to Rome by the director. The first is as a young man in the early 1940's. The second is as the director of a film crew creating a movie about Rome. The film alternates these two narratives.

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Movies - Roma

Historical Contrasts and Modern Alienation

Narrative Devices

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