A guest at the London Film Festival, Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu criticized modern cinema for its lack of soul.
Following his recent comments on superhero movies, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu, Oscar winner for Birdman and The Revenant, is attacking modern cinema.
Invited to present Bardot, his new feature film produced and broadcast by Netflix, at the London Film Festival, the director lamented that modern cinema is prioritizing style over substance.
American newspaper variety His words are reported:I don’t care about the quality of things. When I see young directors, I am very sensitive to their expression. Today many things are beautiful, but there is a lack of soul.”
“People need to be fed by hand now”
The filmmaker noted that audience expectations have also changed, saying that his “demanding” film 21 Grams is unlikely to be made today.
“I don’t know if we could make 21 grams today because the public was so upset with this film. People need to be fed by hand now“.
Bardo
Previewed at the Venice Film Festival this summer, Bardo, A False Chronicle of Several Truths failed to garner unanimous support. The feature film, starring Daniel Gimenez Cacho and Griselda Cicilini, was met with mixed reviews, especially for its slow pace and length.
The Mexican filmmaker didn’t hesitate to return to the editing room and cut 22 minutes from the film, which now clocks in at 2 hours and 32 minutes without credits. Iñárritu then explained IndieWire :”I saw my film for the first time in Venice with 2000 people. It was a great opportunity to see what could be improved (…) I reduced it little by little and I’m very satisfied”.
Bardo will be available on Netflix from December 16th.
Source: allocine
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