We Don't Need Two Metaphors

After his Oscar winning space roller coaster ride, Alfonso Cuaron doesn’t so much come crashing down to Earth as land gracefully, so as not to drown out the sounds of swashing water that open his latest feature. Roma is set in a late 1970’s Mexico City and in the townhouse of a seemingly well to do Spanish family and their Mexican house staff. Principal maid and nanny Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio) aims to ensure the smooth running of the family’s life. However, political unease in the city is growing and significant change is on the horizon much closer to home too.