Biutiful‘s Shot

Biutiful‘s submission as Mexico’s official entry for a possible Best Foreign Language Feature Oscar is a big boost. A sad but vivid lower-depths drama with a knockout Javier Bardem performance, it now has a niche that will give it traction all around. I toppled hard when I saw it in Cannes, comparing it to Italian neorealist cinema and so on. Which is why I was stunned and enraged when the Guy Lodge contingent sauntered into the Orange press cafe going “nyick, nyick, nyick, nyick.”

I’d written director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarrritu yesterday afternoon about the news, and he confirmed early last night. He noted that “Academy members were really impacted and proud,” and that “their strong support and response makes me very happy.” Good to go.

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15 thoughts on “Biutiful‘s Shot”

  1. I, too, am very happy about Biutiful. This film and Black Swan are my most anticipated films of the year. I guess the naysayers are upste but who cares. You go AGI and JB!

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  3. Now THAT’s a trailer. None of that “let’s show the entire plot of the movie including every emotional beat” shit. Just a pure thing showing you the visceral feel of the movie.

    The only real problem will be those among Jeff’s beloved Eloi that wander into the flick after seeing this trailer and getting the surprise of their life because “the whole thing is in Mexican”.

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