Roma (2018)
Goofs
Anachronisms
When the family arrives at Don Jose's, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle parked among the cars has front disc brakes, which were not available on Harley-Davidsons until 1973.
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Anachronisms (6) |
Continuity (4) |
Crew or equipment visible (2) |
Factual errors (2) |
Incorrectly regarded as goofs (1)
Anachronisms
The aircraft reflected in the water at the beginning is an Airbus 340, which was released for commercial use in 1993. There is also a Boeing 767 seen landing near the martial art field which was launched in the early 80s.
The end of the film takes place in 1971, but Señora Sofía pulls into the driveway in a new Renault compact with a front grill badge logo designed by Op-Art originator Victor Vasarely that was not introduced until the following year, 1972.
One scene includes a 1974 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon.
In the beginning of the film when the family is having dinner. The dinner plates they are using are of the "Flor de Otoño" pattern manufactured by Santa Anita, they started operations in 1991.
On the scene previous to the attack on the students, the camera travels along several military vehicles, many of them bearing a very contemporary FORD logo on the radiator screen. then slows to show a VW Safari from the right era.
The children are shown in late 1970 watching a television program in which Master Zovak is using using his teeth to pull a car that's attached to a chain. The car is a VW Safari. However, civilian sales of the VW Safari didn't begin in Mexico until later in 1971.
Continuity
When Marina pulls in the new car, the concrete arch moldings that she demolished with the Galaxy the day before are intact.
At the martial arts training field. The shadows of the spectators jump 180 degrees between shots and continue to change direction throughout the scene.
The dining room chairs vary from scene to scene.
The cloth's width that an apprentice uses to blindfold Master Zovak (Latin Lover) changes in shots.
Crew or equipment visible
Reflection of a few members of the crew is visible during dolly shot as Cleo walks to the movie theater with the family.
The baby held by Sofia in the fire scene is not real. She holds it by pressing its head between her chest and her arm.
Factual errors
Throughout the movie we are told that the husband is in Quebec. Towards the end when they go to the Playa and are having dinner, the mother tells the children that he was never in Ottawa. Ottawa is in Ontario and not in Quebec.
The subtitles misspell the model name of the family's Ford Galaxie as "Galaxy."
Incorrectly regarded as goofs
Before the family goes on a vacation, the wife replaces the Ford Galaxy with a Renault. But the family returns from vacation in the Ford Galaxy.
This is explained away in the dialogue, the mother says they are going for one last road trip in the old car before it's sold.
This is explained away in the dialogue, the mother says they are going for one last road trip in the old car before it's sold.
