The three amigos : the transnational filmmaking of Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shaw, Deborah
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; 2013.
Series:	Spanish and Latin American filmmakers.
Subjects:	Motion picture producers and directors > Mexico > History and criticism. Toro, Guillermo del, > 1964- > Criticism and interpretation. González Iñárritu, Alejandro > Criticism and interpretation. Cuarón, Alfonso > Criticism and interpretation. Motion pictures > Mexico > History. Motion picture industry > Mexico > History. Motion pictures > Mexico. Motion pictures and transnationalism.

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Summary:	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,' 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'.
Physical Description:	xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
ISBN:	9780719082702 0719082706