If you are looking for the typically included with the Criterion Collection release of this film, the primary piece is titled "Mamma Roma: The Mother of All Outcasts," written by critic James Quandt . Key Themes of the Film & Essay
: The essay and film highlight Pasolini's lifelong fascination with the "dispossessed"—people living on the edges of society who are often victims of its rapid modernization.
: The film follows Mamma Roma (Magnani), a former prostitute who tries to build a "respectable" middle-class life for herself and her teenage son, Ettore, in a housing project in Rome.
: Recent high-definition restorations of the film are available in the Pasolini 101 box set from Criterion.