Netflix vs Cannes: Who wins, who loses, and where does Cuarón's 'Roma' stand in the conflict?
Director Alfonso Cuarón's autobiographical movie 'Roma' is suffering from a limited release across Mexico and Italy, where the movie will be screened in barely 40 to 50 theatres. As much as Cuarón would want his audience to watch the movie, which was shot on 65mm (the film used the Alexa65 digital camera) black and white, on the big screen, considering the director's visionary approach to filmmaking, the movie is held back from being screened in theatre. 'Roma' is probably facing the obstruction due to its initial plan to release worldwide on Netflix on December 14. The film has been theatrically released in the US on November 21.
In spite of its viewer friendly scheme to release films on the 'day and date' basis (Netflix releases its films in theatre and on the streaming service on the same day), Netflix is now facing objection from directors, producers, and other prestigious members of the film world.