Roma (1972)

Roma poster

Ultra Film
Starring:
 Peter Gonzales, Fiona Florence, Pia De Doses
Directed by: Federico Fellini

Synopsis: Fellini’s surreal and semi-autobiographical look at the city of Rome, both of his childhood and adult life.

Kitty Cameo: Fellini makes several references to cats in this film, as well as showing a few.  When Fellini moves to Rome as a young man he arrives at the crowded home where he is to stay.  In the kitchen a cat is sitting upon the table.

Roma - cat sitting on table

Cat Corpse (with obvious Kitty Carnage Warning!): One scene takes place in a music hall during a burlesque show and amateur hour.  Several men in the audience are viciously heckling the performers onstage.  While a man is doing a tap dancing act, someone comes into the theater and hands one of these men a cat that appears to be dead.

Roma - audience member handed a dead cat

A moment later the man stands up and swings the cat by the tail and throws it on the stage.

Roma - audience member swings dead cat over his head

The dead cat lands on the stage.  The performer picks up the cat and throws it back at the audience member.  It would appear a fake cat was used for this scene.  It is unlikely Fellini would have killed a cat for this scene, as it has been said the director was known to feed the stray cats at Cinecittá.

Roma - tap dancer picks up dead cat

Purr Blurs: Later in some modern day shots of Roman streets several cats can be seen in the background.

Roma - street cats by man and fire

Roma - street cats

A cat can also be seen sitting on a windowsill as some drunken soldiers walk past.

Roma - cat sitting in window

Final Mewsings: Hecklers should have more respect for dead cats!


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