MAMMA ROMA
Sundays at the House of Cinema: Manoel de Oliveira Spectator
With Beatriz Batarda (actress) and Pedro Mexia (writer), moderated by Anabela Mota Ribeiro
Access to the House of Cinema Auditorium is via Rua de Serralves nº 873, 30 minutes before the start of the session.
Ticket: 3€
Full pass for all sessions: 70€
Discounted admission: 50% for Amigos de Serralves, youth, students (with ID) and over 65
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Fourth session of the film programme Um Filme Falado: Os Temas de Oliveira, with conception and moderation by Anabela Mota Ribeiro. This film programme is dedicated to several themes which are present in Manoel de Oliveira's oevre. This film session addresses the theme Woman, with the screening of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Mamma Roma (1962), followed by a conversation with actress Beatriz Batarda and writer Pedro Mexia, moderated by Anabela Mota Ribeiro.
WOMAN
15 JUN | SÁB | 17h00
MAMMA ROMA
Pier Paolo Pasolini | ITA | 1962 | 106’
With: Beatriz Batarda (actress) and Pedro Mexia (writer)
Pier Paolo Pasolini's second feature still retains several neorealist principles which were prevalent in his initial work. Aside Anna Magnani's lead role, Mamma Roma features mainly non-professional actors, and builds up a critique to society and to the environment of post-war Italy, in a similar way to Acattone (1961). Magnani plays a middle-aged prostitute trying to quit her way of life to ensure a better future for her teenage son. This becomes more difficult by the reappearing of Carmine, her former pimp. During its premier in the Venice Film Festival, Mamma Roma received a police complaint for being "contrary to public dencency" and "offensive to good morals". By exploring uncomfortable themes, Pasolini turns Mamma Roma into a full-frontal reflection on the female condition in the Italian post-war period.
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Anabela Mota Ribeiro nasceu em 1971 em Trás os Montes. Vive e trabalha em Lisboa. Fez licenciatura e mestrado em Filosofia na Universidade Nova de Lisboa. No doutoramento, que frequenta, prossegue o estudo do escritor brasileiro Machado de Assis. Foi visiting research fellow da Brown University em 2019. Publicou os livros “O Sonho de um Curioso” (2003), com 14 entrevistas, "Este Ser e não Ser - Cinco Conversas com Maria de Sousa" (2016), "Paula Rego por Paula Rego" (2016), "A Flor Amarela - Ímpeto e Melancolia em Machado de Assis" (2017), "Por Saramago" (2018) e "Os Filhos da Madrugada" (2021 e 2022). Jornalista freelance, colaborou com diversos jornais e revistas. É autora e apresentadora de programas de televisão. Os mais recentes: Curso de Cultura Geral (2017 e 2018, RTP2), e Os Filhos da Madrugada (2021 e 2022, RTP3). Enquanto programadora cultural, colabora com instituições de referência. Entre outros projectos, assinou, com José Eduardo Agualusa, a curadoria da Feira do Livro do Porto em 2017, 2018 e 2020. É membro do Conselho Geral da Universidade de Coimbra. Desde 2013 disponibiliza o seu arquivo no site www.anabelamotaribeiro.pt. Gosta de cinema desde sempre.
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