Paolo Pasolini’s (Accatone, Salo) neorealist masterpiece stars the great Anna Magnani (Open City) as a middle-aged whore who saves money to buy an apartment and retire from working the streets of Rome. She soon brings her beloved teenage son Ettore from the country to live with her; but Ettore quickly succumbs to the corrupting influence of the city, and Mamma Roma’s past comes back to haunt her.
Heavily censored on release, Mamma Roma now comes to DVD as Pasolini intended. In the
neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, this tough, streetwise film launched Pasolini’s infamous film career.
