Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo Arriaga Speak Different Languages
by Andre Soares
Recommended reading:
"Will an Oscar run end the long artistic alliance between Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu and his countryman, screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga? Their brilliant collaborations have thus far given us the intricate and intense dramas Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel, which hits theaters Oct. 27. Along the way, they have become one of the most distinctive creative partnerships in dramatic filmmaking.
"But long-simmering tensions about who is claiming responsibility for the success of the pair’s films have recently bubbled over. Though no one is speaking publicly, several of the people invested in the two artists and their project are privately aghast that Iñárritu, apparently miffed that Arriaga claimed much of the credit for the critical success of 21 Grams, banned the writer from attending Cannes, where Babel had its world premiere. Iñárritu, in full ‘auteur’ glory, went on to claim the best director prize."
Thus begins Jay Fernandez’s Los Angeles Times article on the feud between Iñárritu and Arriaga, whose Babel opens in the United States on Oct. 27.
Fernandez’s article is well worth a look.
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