ApostasyIn 2002, which now feels like a lifetime ago, I was given the opportunity by Walter Donohue at publisher Faber and Faber to write a book examining an exciting new wave in Mexican cinema1. The wave was spearheaded by Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñarritu, and Carlos Reygadas, who were making either their first or second features. It became clear in the process of writing the book and interviewing key personnel that underpinning a bold and confident form of filmmaking that spoke directly to Mexicans seeking to see their lives and experiences authentically represented on screen were a number of other intrinsic factors. The producer, Rosa Bosch, whose credits include The Devil’s Backbone, described this aspect as alchemy, with “pieces falling together at the same time. How can you effectively explain other essential moments in film history? Sometimes these things are just moments in time, linked to specific political,...
- 9/28/2018
- MUBI
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