{"product_id":"babel-9783822818145","title":"Babel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\" id=\"description_text_headlines\"\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv\u003e\n\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Tijuana to Tokyo: The making of the final film of Iñárritu's acclaimed trilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv\u003e\n\t\t \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\" id=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\t\tMexican film director \u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro González Iñárritu\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with \u003cstrong\u003etop photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Patrick Bard, Graciela Iturbide\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Rio Branco\u003c\/strong\u003e, bring together their highly perceptive visions on cultural diversity in a book that combines seductive images and firsthand remarks on the unique experience of shooting \u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Best Director prize at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film is the third in the director’s trilogy started by \u003cem\u003eAmores Perros\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e21 Grams\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cstrong\u003eShot in Morocco, Tijuana, and Tokyo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and involving a multilingual cast lead by \u003cstrong\u003eBrad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eKoji Yakusho\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well non-professional actors from the three countries portrayed, \u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e continues the director’s quest to explore the effects of loss and grief, and seeks to relate the modern implications of ancient myth on the origins of human inability to successfully communicate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\tThis book is a visual recollection of the parallel stories and real-life characters that revolved around the making of \u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e, and the unexpected ways in which fiction and reality collide. Photographs both from the set and the surrounding disparate landscapes are paired with the director’s personal commentary on the larger-than-life film shoot. Introduced with essays by novelist and poet \u003cstrong\u003eEliseo Alberto\u003c\/strong\u003e and Gonzalez Iñárritu, as well as an interview with the director by\u003cstrong\u003e Rodrigo García\u003c\/strong\u003e, the result is an engaging book that both complements \u003cem\u003eBabel’s\u003c\/em\u003e powerful statement on the barrier of language, and reveals the fascinating reality of the people and places that inspired the film.\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\tThe director: Born in Mexico City in 1963, \u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro González Iñárritu\u003c\/strong\u003e studied filmmaking and theater and composed music for Mexican features before directing and producing his debut feature film, \u003cem\u003eAmores Perros\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), which was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film and received over 53 awards from all over the world, including BAFTAs, the Golden Globes, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Edinburgh, San Sebastian, and Toronto. Iñárritu’s follow-up film, \u003cem\u003e21 Grams\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), which he directed, co-wrote, and produced, starred\u003cstrong\u003e Sean Penn\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBenicio del Toro\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eNaomi Watts\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both Del Toro and Watts received Oscar nominations for their roles in the film and Penn won the Jury Prize for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. Babel, which will be released worldwide in November 2006, garnered the Best Director Prize at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. Iñárritu lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e\n\t\t \u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e\n\t\tText in English, French, German, and Spanish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maria Eladia Hagerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295495368955,"sku":"9783822818145","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_fe5d6495-f332-4ecc-a08e-d372cb5fa349.jpg?v=1779995319","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/babel-9783822818145","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}