Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Babel on Friday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannannoa.
Babel
Movie Information
In Brief: Alejandro González Iñárritu and his writing partner Guillermo Arriaga made their bid to move into the mainstream with Babel (2006), a film that was nothing if not ambitious. Taking their standard approach of multiple stories that ultimately connect to create a larger picture, they moved a step further by making the stories global — the U.S., Mexico, Morocco and Japan. They also attempted to become grander in terms of theme, trying to create a movie that examines the difficulty humans have in communicating with each other. And in the main, they succeed. But at what? They made a film that’s more to be admired than liked, more to be thought about than felt. It’s a good film — maybe close to a great one — but one that I have no desire to revisit. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke published on Oct. 7, 2014.
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| Director: | Alejandro González Iñárritu |
| Starring: | Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Kôji Yakusho, Adriana Barraza |
| Rated: | NR |
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