The Three Amigos: The Transnational Filmmaking of Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón (Spanish and Latin American Film)

This is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the three best known Mexican born directors, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón. The book examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films with a focus on both the texts and the production contexts in which they were made. These include studies on del Toro's Cronos/ Chronos, El Laberinto del Fauno/Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Iñárritu's Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel; and Cuarón's Sólo con tu pareja/ Love in the Time of Hysteria, Y Tu Mamá También, and Children of Men. This Is An Academic Book Dedicated To The Filmmaking Of The Mexican Born Directors Guillermo Del Toro, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, And Alfonso Cuaron. It Examines The Career Trajectories Of The Directors And Presents A Detailed Analysis Of Their Most Significant Films. Introduction -- Guillermo Del Toro : The Alchemist. Cronos : Introducing Guillermo Del Toro -- Generating An Authorial Presence With Hellboy Ii : The Golden Army -- El Laberinto Del Fauno : Breaking Through The Barriers Of Filmmaking -- Alejandro González Iñárritu : The Independent Filmmaker. Crashing Into The International Film Market With Amores Perros -- 21 Grams : An American Independent Film Made By Mexicans -- Babel And The Global Hollywood Gaze -- Alfonso Cuarón : A Study Of Auteurism In Flux. Alfonso Cuarón's First Films In Mexico And The Usa -- Cuarón Finds His Own Path : Y Tu Mamá También -- Children Of Men : The Limits Of Radicalism -- Conclusion. Deborah Shaw. Includes Filmography (pages 231-245), Bibliographical References (pages 246-260) And Index. This is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the three best known Mexican born directors, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón. Deborah Shaw examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films with a focus on both the texts and the production contexts in which they were made. These include studies on del Toro's Cronos/ Chronos, El laberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Iñárritu's Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel; and Cuarón's Sólo con tu pareja/ Love in the Time of Hysteria, Y tu mamá también, and Children of Men. The Three Amigos will be of interest to all those who study Hispanic and Spanish Cinema in particular, and World and contemporary cinema in general. Dedication Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Guillermo del Toro: the alchemist 1 Cronos: introducing Guillermo del Toro 2 Generating an authorial presence with Hellboy II: The Golden Army 3 El laberinto del fauno: breaking through the barriers of filmmaking Part II. Alejandro González Iñárritu: independent filmmaker 4 Crashing into the international film market with Amores perros 5 21 Grams: an American independent film made by Mexicans 6 Babel and the global Hollywood gaze Part III. Alfonso Cuarón: a study of auteurism in flux 7 Alfonso Cuarón’s first films in Mexico and the USA 8 Cuarón finds his own path: Y tu mamá también 9 Children of Men: the limits of radicalism Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index "This is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the Mexican born directors, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón. The book examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films. These include studies on del Toro's Cronos/Chronos, El laberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Inárritu's Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel; and Cuarón's Sólo con tu pareja/Love in the Time of Hysteria, Y tu mamá también, and Children of Men."--Page 4 of cover This is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the Mexican born directors Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, and Alfonso Cuaron. The book examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films. -- .