Alfonso Cuaron
Alfonso Cuaron Orozco was born in Mexico City on November 28, 1961. ... Finally, in 1991, he directs a script written by his brother, Carlos Cuaron, titled Solo Con Tu Pareja (English title: Love in the Time of Hysteria Mexico, 1991). ... In 1995 Cuaron releases his first feature film produced in the United States A Little Princess. ... A Little Princess was (and still is) a beautifully shot film that helped Cuaron make himself of a name that is recognized and respected in Hollywood. ... After the not-so-successful Great Expectations (USA, 1998; starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow), Cuaron releases a film written by himself, Y Tu Mama Tambien… (English title: And Your Mother Too…Mexico, 2001) his first Spanish language production in ten years. ... It appeared in various festivals and was internationally acclaimed and earned Cuaron various awards and nominations worldwide. ... Alfonso Cuaron is now working on a new film titled The Children of Men. ... Although with the original Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) deceased, it will be a challenge to match Columbus’ past work, I believe Cuaron’s experience with children as well as his ease to slide into a fantastical point of view will make for an interesting film. ... Alfonso Cuaron was raised in Mexico City, the largest, and possibly most polluted, city on the planet. ... Mark Demming wrote when referring to Cuaron: “Alfonso Cuaron has shown a remarkable versatility, able to embrace old-school Hollywood elegance as well as rough-edged and darker-themed contemporary stories” and I’m sure that versatility owns something to his birthplace. Mexico City, however, is not the only subject that influenced Cuaron’s filmmaking career. ... Mainly working on production that are aimed at a younger audience, Cuaron seems to be comfortable taking the point of view that a younger person would take and still add a certain level of maturity in the subtext of the whole film.