The Three Amigos - Seminole Cinema: SEHS Film



IB Film 2W52: Cuaron, Inarritu, and del Toro: Part 1The Prisoner of Azkaban and The RevenantWatch the trailers for Cuaron's?Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?and??Innaritu’s?The Revenant.Harry Potter: Revenant: Three AmigosIn 1992, director Alfonso Arau released?Como agua para chocolate?(Like Water for Chocolate) (1992).The film was seen as a major step towards revitalizing a Mexican film industry that had drifted far from the glory days of the 'Golden Age',?and had lost its audience.The film also paved the way for the release of the first feature from rookie director Alfonso Cuaron,?Solo con tu pareja(Love in the Time of Hysteria) (1991).These films heralded an era that became known as 'New Mexican Cinema'.Three of its directors would become the so-called 'Three Amigos' (a nickname given to them by Hollywood).Though the name may seem derisive, it is by no means dismissive, as these three directors—Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and Guillermo del Toro have established themselves on the forefront of what is now being called the 'Mexican New Wave'.Alfonso Cuaron"I am not purely interested in 'Mexican Cinema', I am interested in cinema."Alfonso CuaronEarly Life in MexicoCuaron was born in Mexico City in 1961. ? As a child, he made Super 8 movies starring his siblings.He studied both Philosophy and Film at the University of Mexico.He began his professional career working as an assistant director.Solo con tu pareja?His first feature as a director was?Solo con tu pareja(1991). The film made such an impression on American producer/director Sydney Pollack that?it earned Cuaron a shot at directing American television and film.Cuaron enjoyed some critical, if not box office, success in the United States, but ultimately decided to return to Mexico.Y tu mama tambienIn 2001, Cuaron directed?Y tu mama tambien?(And Your Mother Too) (2001).The film was a huge international success. Based on a screenplay written by Alfonso and his brother Carlos Cuaron, the story revolves around two teenage boys and an older woman.It is a road movie, a journey of discovery, and the story of modern Mexico. Sexual, but not exploitative, honest and multilayered, the film established Cuaron as a powerful director and storyteller.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?Comfortable working in both Spanish and English, Cuaron next directed the third installment of one of the biggest film franchises in history,?Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?(2004).Cuaron gave the film a decidedly darker look that supports the more mature themes being developed in the film."This is surely the most interesting of the three Potter movies, in part because it is the first one that actually looks and feels like a movie, rather than a staged reading with special effects."A. O. ScottChildren of MenCuaron's next film was?Children of Men?(2006) - one of the prescribed films for this module—a beautiful, tragic, and moving science fiction film that features Cuaron's wonderful directing, remarkable camera work, and a bleak and fascinating look at the future.DocumentariesCuaron has also done some documentary directing,?The Possibility of Hope?and?The Shock Doctrine,?both released in 2007.Latest WorksAt the time of this writing, Curaon had recently finished?another science fiction thriller,?Gravity(2013).He is also currently filming?Roma?(yet to be released), a?story that chronicles a year in the life of a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s.Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu?"Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports".?A.G. InarrituEarly Life in MexicoLike Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was born in Mexico City (1963).Inarritu studied drama and directing before going into the music business.His first directing jobs were for Mexican television including a made-for-TV film called?Detras del dinero?(1995).Amores perrosIn 1999, Inarritu broke on to the international scene with?Amores perros?(2000).The film drew comparisons to the surreal filmmaking of Luis Bunuel and the twisted narrative of Quentin Tarantino's?Pulp Fiction.It was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards that year and won Inarritu many fans around the world including critic Roger Ebert and actor Sean Penn.Ebert called?Amores perros,"The work of a born filmmaker…"21 GramsSean Penn would agree to star in Inarritu's next film,?21 Grams?(2003).Written by Guillermo Arriaga,?21 Grams, like?Amores perros, interweaves 3 stories in a fractured chronology, a technique that allows Inarritu to develop his 3 main characters by actually withholding information rather than letting the audience in on every detail.?Penn liked Amores perros so much he phoned Inarritu to compliment him.The two ended up becoming friends, and Inarritu asked Penn to read the script for?21 Grams.Needless to say, Penn loved the script.BabelInarritu's next film was?Babel?(2006).This time the narrative involves four interlocking (and international) stories that collide in the end.Babel could be thought of as the conclusion to a trilogy including?Amores perros.Inarritu manages to balance worldwide storylines while developing extremely personal and emotional character studies.BiutifulIn?Biutiful?(2010), Inarritu uses handheld cameras and a more linear storyline to try and capture the beauty in our everyday lives and struggles.Starring Javier Bardem as a street hustler in Barcelona, the film allows us to see the world through the eyes of a man who is probably dying and so, is struggling to do some good deeds before he goes.We will discuss Guillermo del Toro in more detail in the upcoming Cuaron, Inarritu, and del Toro Part 2. ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download