Alfonso Cuarón ألفونسو كوارون

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Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He began working in television in Mexico, first as a technician and then as a director, which led him to take jobs as an assistant director in a number of Latin American film productions. His...Read more debut feature film as a director was “Solo con tu pareja” (Love in the Time of Hysteria) in 1991, which he wrote, produced and directed. It was banned at first from being screened in Mexico, but after it gained international recognition through the Toronto Film Festival, it was finally released in Mexico in 1993, and became a box office success. He followed with A Little Princess in 1995, which was critically acclaimed and given various awards, such as an Academy Award nomination for its significant achievements in art direction and cinematography, among other aspects of its production. He also made an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations through a film with the same name in 1998, which starred Gwyneth Paltrow. Ethan Hawke and Robert De Niro. In 2001, Cuarón made his most controversial film to date: Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too), which starred Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The film follows two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late 20's. In Mexico, the film took in $2.2 million in its first weekend in June 2001, making it the highest box office opening in Mexican cinema history. It won numerous awards, such as Venice Film Festival's Best Screenplay award, and received an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay and a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film. Following the success, Alfonso broke into Hollywood in 2004 through the Harry Potter franchise, by directing the third installment Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The film earned $796.6 million worldwide from box office sales, which made it 2004's second-highest-grossing film worldwide behind Shrek 2. Critics praised Cuarón's directing skills and his ability to make a more mature and character-rooted Harry Potter film. Two years later, Cuarón directed the sci-fi Children of Men, which starred Clive Owen, Julianna Moore and Michael Caine.  Regardless of the limited release and low earnings at the box office compared to its budget, Children of Men received wide critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction and innovative single-shot action sequences. It was nominated for three Academy Awards and won two BAFTAs. In 2013, Alfonso Cuarón wrote, directed and produced the British-American 3D science-fiction thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and their attempt to return to Earth.  The film was met with universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike; both groups giving praise for Cuarón's direction and innovative techniques used by him along with his cinematographer and long-time collaborator Emmanuel Lubezki. It has grossed more than $700 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2013 and sixty-second most successful film released.

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  • Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He began working in television in Mexico, first as a technician and then as a director, which...Read more led him to take jobs as an assistant director in a number of Latin American film productions. His debut feature film as a director was “Solo con tu pareja” (Love in the Time of Hysteria) in 1991, which he wrote, produced and directed. It was banned at first from being screened in Mexico, but after it gained international recognition through the Toronto Film Festival, it was finally released in Mexico in 1993, and became a box office success. He followed with A Little Princess in 1995, which was critically acclaimed and given various awards, such as an Academy Award nomination for its significant achievements in art direction and cinematography, among other aspects of its production. He also made an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations through a film with the same name in 1998, which starred Gwyneth Paltrow. Ethan Hawke and Robert De Niro. In 2001, Cuarón made his most controversial film to date: Y Tu Mamá También (And Your Mother Too), which starred Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. The film follows two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late 20's. In Mexico, the film took in $2.2 million in its first weekend in June 2001, making it the highest box office opening in Mexican cinema history. It won numerous awards, such as Venice Film Festival's Best Screenplay award, and received an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay and a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film. Following the success, Alfonso broke into Hollywood in 2004 through the Harry Potter franchise, by directing the third installment Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The film earned $796.6 million worldwide from box office sales, which made it 2004's second-highest-grossing film worldwide behind Shrek 2. Critics praised Cuarón's directing skills and his ability to make a more mature and character-rooted Harry Potter film. Two years later, Cuarón directed the sci-fi Children of Men, which starred Clive Owen, Julianna Moore and Michael Caine.  Regardless of the limited release and low earnings at the box office compared to its budget, Children of Men received wide critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction and innovative single-shot action sequences. It was nominated for three Academy Awards and won two BAFTAs. In 2013, Alfonso Cuarón wrote, directed and produced the British-American 3D science-fiction thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts involved in the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and their attempt to return to Earth.  The film was met with universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike; both groups giving praise for Cuarón's direction and innovative techniques used by him along with his cinematographer and long-time collaborator Emmanuel Lubezki. It has grossed more than $700 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2013 and sixty-second most successful film released.

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