Amy and I enjoyed this languid story of a maid and her employers in a Mexico City neighborhood called Roma, taking place over ten months in 1970-71. Directed, written, filmed, and co-edited by Alfonso Cuarón (he won two Oscars and more for directing and editing Gravity), this movie is based on his memories and the protagonist Cleo is based on his family's maid Libo.
Yalitza Aparicio plays Cleo with no previous acting experience and, apparently, she and the other cast members got their scene pages right before shooting (the same day) so their reactions could be fresh. Marina de Tavira (she has a few dozen credits, including Nora's Will), as the lady of the family, is the exception in the cast, being a seasoned actor.
This Netflix original has no composer, but a long list of songs, about half of which can be streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
On most critics' short lists for Best Foreign Film and all-around Best Picture, this also has the amor of Rotten Tomatoes' critics, averaging 96% and 83 from its audiences.
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