Babel
142 minutes, 2006
Sun. Oct 8, 4:00PM, Rafael
SPOTLIGHT AND RECEPTION $50
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Also see:
Spotlight on Alejandro González Iñárritu
In English, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic with English subtitles • With the gut-wrenching potency of Amores Perros, the dynamic volatility of 21 Grams and a multilingual narrative of intense human depth, Alejandro González Iñárritu's Babel positions the Mexican director firmly in the pantheon of master filmmakers. In many ways, the film's plot is a never-ending chain of events; we enter in the Moroccan desert, where a rifle shot rings out, instantly linking many lives: an American tourist couple frantically struggling to survive, a nanny crossing illegally with two American children into Mexico and a deaf-mute Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Though separated by culture and distance, these people are all hurtling toward a shared destiny. From one gripping story line to the next, we are engrossed in the paradox of humanity's interconnectedness, despite our inability to truly communicate. Yet you will leave the theater desperate to converse. Therein lies Babel's brilliance.
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Jon KIlik, Steve Golin, Alejandro González Iñárritu
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga
Cinematographer: Rodrigo Prieto
Editor: Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Gael García Bernal, Jamie McBride, Kôji Yakusho, Lynsey Beauchamp, Paul Terrell Clayton, Fernandez Mattos Dulce, Nathan Gamble
Print Source: Paramount Vantage
555 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, CA, 90038
Tel: 323.956.5000
Sponsor:
Gruber Family Foundation
