Alfonso Cuarón | BAFTA Screenwriter's Lecture Series

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  • čas přidán 22. 01. 2019
  • Alfonso Cuarón (Roma, Gravity) traces the course of his celebrated career as a filmmaker, breaking down his process and detailing exactly what inspires him.
    Sponsored by The JJ Charitable Trust.
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Komentáře • 118

  • @JimElford
    @JimElford Před 5 lety +58

    He had no idea about having to make a speech. Barely skips a beat and delivers an insightful personal description of the art of screenwriting. What a legend.

  • @KushagraaDubeyy
    @KushagraaDubeyy Před 5 lety +99

    1:16:32 For every original and truly creative, aspiring or established screenwriter/director who wants to really understand what the term Cinema actually is. I haven’t ever found is more beautifully and more simply articulated than this. Kudos to the lady who asked the question. We’re blessed to witness this.

    • @simonkempe1212
      @simonkempe1212 Před 5 lety +17

      "Andrei Tarkovsky: Cinema Is a Mosaic Made of Time"

    • @kushtrimasllani9933
      @kushtrimasllani9933 Před 5 lety +4

      Agreed!

    • @saiashwin26
      @saiashwin26 Před 5 lety +13

      Right, whenever he speaks about cinema there is a certain joy and passion in his voice and his lights up and thats extremely contagious to the viewer.

    • @nem0763
      @nem0763 Před 5 lety +10

      To this explanation Cuarón gives, I would add what David Lynch said (also at BAFTA) about people not getting it: "The film is the thing. You work so hard, after the ideas come, to get this thing built. For all the elements to feel correct, the whole to feel correct, in this beautiful language called Cinema. And the second it's finished, people want you to change it back into words. And it's very, very saddening. It's torture. It's the _film:_ the language of Cinema."

  • @ikuep
    @ikuep Před 5 lety +61

    Does the interviewer have to say something every time Alfonso pauses? "Yes...of course...right....mhm...." Someone please tell him to wait for his guest to finish everything they have to say to interject.

    • @ruly8153
      @ruly8153 Před 3 lety

      ikuep
      You have a very big bears

    • @ozzyozgun
      @ozzyozgun Před 3 lety +3

      Many people in English speaking countries do this to immigrants with accents.

  • @reinadegrillos
    @reinadegrillos Před 5 lety +63

    Roma is a masterpiece. A universal tale and beautiful in every way.

    • @MyleneDelaFuen
      @MyleneDelaFuen Před 5 lety +1

      Gabriela Zayas si

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 Před 4 lety

      Película más aburrida que he visto en mi vida.

    • @reinadegrillos
      @reinadegrillos Před 4 lety +5

      @@Nazaba09 Tal vez te hace falta ver más cine, leer más libros y vivir un poco más. Un saludo. Todo llegará.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 Před 4 lety

      Reina de Grillos soy editora de videos y escritora de guiones. También naci con espina bifida, que es un defecto neurólogico. Estoy en silla de ruedas. Creo que he vivido lo suficiente y soy lo suficientemente educada para tener mi opinión. Nadie latino que he conocido en la vida real le gustó esta película porque es pésima. Le falta trama. No tiene historia y nada pasa. Por eso aunque muchos me digan, no voy a escribir un guion de mi vida. Para mi, mi enfermedad no es lo suficientemente interesante.

    • @reinadegrillos
      @reinadegrillos Před 4 lety +9

      @@Nazaba09 Lo de la espina bífida es para dar pena? No venía al caso. En cuanto a que la peli de Cuarón carece de historia, te equivocas, es la historia de una vida de servidumbre y de silencio, de amor y de pérdida, de fortaleza interior y de culpa, e incluye tangencialmente la historia de la familia a la que ella dedica su vida. No habrás leído a Flaubert en Un corazón simple. Tampoco, según tú, tendría una historia. Tal vez consideras que Cuarón no cuenta una historia porque su protagonista es una criada. Si te dedicas a esto y no admiras esta obra íntima y emocionante es que lo haces desde una perspectiva telenovelera y/o de pobreza anímica.

  • @amandeepverma5332
    @amandeepverma5332 Před 4 lety +43

    Prisoner of Azkaban was the best and most thrilling of all Harry Potter movies, I don't why he didn't direct more parts of it!

    • @TheJonnyEnglish
      @TheJonnyEnglish Před 3 lety +16

      It's good he just dipped in and did one, going that route seems to turn ones career into making marvel and Disney movies forever

    • @haroldandmod
      @haroldandmod Před 3 lety +7

      @@TheJonnyEnglish Fr he might not have made Children of Men if he kept on the franchise route

    • @CATDHD
      @CATDHD Před 2 lety

      Box office dissapointment for prodycers

    • @rainer_uncrowned
      @rainer_uncrowned Před rokem +1

      I think it just wasn't creatively satisfying for him.
      I agree, if he had done the rest of the films we'd be hailing the HP series as one of the greatest tent-pole series' of our time, but we'd be deprived of original masterworks like Children of Men, Gravity, and Roma.
      POA is one of the greatest films of the 21st century, and I'm happy we got a slice of true excellence.
      I can't wait for the next Alfonso film!

  • @joeyyy771
    @joeyyy771 Před 4 lety +15

    Intelligent cinema, difficult to find directors like this

    • @TheJonnyEnglish
      @TheJonnyEnglish Před 3 lety +4

      Unfortunately intelligence on a creative and philosophical level isn't saught after in hollywood. They love the yesmen.

  • @LightBrightSZ
    @LightBrightSZ Před 5 lety +25

    The movie is very much like Pather Panchali. Alfonso Cuarón is a student of film and a true master

    • @gnanaguru6118
      @gnanaguru6118 Před rokem

      Yep. I felt the same. Thanks for the comment.

  • @kirastus
    @kirastus Před 4 lety +7

    I never even entertain the idea of watching Gravity or Interstellar or Roma or Shape of Water in the phone or even on the computer. Thank you for the gift Alfonso. I have always been a fan of the Three Amigos of Cinema, have been a fan since Y Tu Mama Tembien, And Guillermo's Devil's Backbone, and Alejandro's Amores Perros. I am so grateful and look forward to more to come and more such educational and inspirational interviews. Thank you so much and thank you so much for the upload.

  •  Před 5 lety +23

    Así que ya lo saben lo dijo Alfonso Cuarón no te detengas con tecnicismos a la hora de escribir...El Cielo es el Límite para tu imaginación, buena entrevista la de Jeremy Brock saludos a todos

  • @krissb4039
    @krissb4039 Před 5 lety +54

    Cuaron is handsome 😍

  • @Matik666Minecraft
    @Matik666Minecraft Před 5 lety +23

    It's so great to listen him speaking. Great man!

  • @andybrookes3519
    @andybrookes3519 Před rokem +2

    This man did an outstanding job on Prisoner of Azkaban. Wish he could have directed more than one of the films

  • @HipHopMovieNews
    @HipHopMovieNews Před 5 lety +7

    Loved his answer on what Cinema means.

  • @curioussameer
    @curioussameer Před 6 měsíci

    Towards the end of the clip, Alfonso beautifully captures the essence of cinema as the dance between its elements, where the synergy creates something greater than the sum of its parts. He distinguishes this immersive experience from what he perceives as "books for lazy people" - series and movies that lack the depth to engage one's senses fully. His perspective highlights the richness of cinema, where every element contributes to a captivating and meaningful whole, inviting the audience to immerse themselves in the art form.

  • @mr_nemo24
    @mr_nemo24 Před 5 lety +21

    One of the bests!

  • @mayobs2
    @mayobs2 Před 5 lety +10

    I enjoy so much hearing him speak, he has a very interesting conversation. I’ve seen some of his movies but I fell in love with Roma! Felicidades master y viva México! 🇲🇽

    • @yourpadre10
      @yourpadre10 Před 3 lety +3

      👉🏻🇲🇽✨*********👈🏻

    • @ragde29full
      @ragde29full Před 3 lety +1

      Wrong flag🥴

    • @mayobs2
      @mayobs2 Před 3 lety

      Upps! Nunca lo note! 🤣 arreglado!

  • @KushagraaDubeyy
    @KushagraaDubeyy Před 5 lety +18

    It’s interesting to see that the moderator/writer Jeremy resembles a lot Pawel Pawlikowski who’s a close friend of Alfonso and who’s also currently in the much deserved limelight for Cold War ! It’s a trivial thing but I found it worth mentioning.

  • @pabloecoli
    @pabloecoli Před 5 lety +11

    Felicidades Alfonso!

  • @vanessajordanbify
    @vanessajordanbify Před 5 lety +11

    And I love him!

  • @antoniomercado6174
    @antoniomercado6174 Před 5 lety +7

    huge fan... maestro!!! mis respetos!!!

  • @serggarcia2010
    @serggarcia2010 Před 5 lety +3

    *ALFONSO CUARON ES UN CHINGONAZO*

  • @yazvc3869
    @yazvc3869 Před 5 lety +16

    ✨Alfonso Cuarón✨👏😎👏😎!!

  • @cassiel28
    @cassiel28 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for this. The moderator keept talking about Tu mamá también as Cuarón first film, actually he made a stir in México with his first commercial release movie Sólo con tu pareja. He always does reference to Bertolt Brecht, like the man singing in the middle of the fire in Roma

  • @MyleneDelaFuen
    @MyleneDelaFuen Před 5 lety +5

    Es su esencia ❤️🇲🇽

  • @jorgevargas524
    @jorgevargas524 Před 5 lety +16

    Cuaron is the messi of cinema

  • @blue-fu8ru
    @blue-fu8ru Před 5 lety +5

    For anyone looking for it, this is the composer and song he was talking about around 16:45 czcams.com/video/bgjm9H5u0Q0/video.html

  • @erikb120
    @erikb120 Před 5 lety +10

    Amazing. Worth watching for anyone interested in cinema.

  • @edgar2dnd
    @edgar2dnd Před 5 lety +16

    Que cotorreo tan chingón! . What an awesome f'n chat!.

  • @tobiassmith9374
    @tobiassmith9374 Před rokem

    What is the piece of music he talks about at 16:53? The subtitles says Tristan by Hansen, but i can’t find it when i search it up.

  • @MyleneDelaFuen
    @MyleneDelaFuen Před 5 lety +8

    Exacto Guillermo del toro describe todo

  • @berkantbilgi7033
    @berkantbilgi7033 Před rokem

    Moderator is so talkative. Let him talk. He is master

  • @alejandraescalante3506
    @alejandraescalante3506 Před 5 lety +6

    Cuarón ha vuelto virtuoso el año de 1970

  • @angelchimasherrera9039
    @angelchimasherrera9039 Před 5 lety +8

    PROMESA. LEGEND

  • @ajchaoui
    @ajchaoui Před 5 lety +13

    Really wish the moderator wouldn't try so hard to be a know it all. Just listen, let the man speak, that's what he's here to do. Otherwise very insightful talk.

    • @Elassyahmed
      @Elassyahmed Před 2 lety +1

      Very annoying, trying too hard, and refuses to shut up and listen.

  • @annacoribioanna
    @annacoribioanna Před 5 lety +6

    WOW

  • @MyleneDelaFuen
    @MyleneDelaFuen Před 5 lety +2

    Cuarón. 🇲🇽🤗❤️Roma bâfra.

  • @HmCC-fp2qb
    @HmCC-fp2qb Před 11 měsíci

    Where can I find this piece called Tristan by German composer Hansen?

  • @westonmacleod2564
    @westonmacleod2564 Před 5 lety +10

    what cameras are Bafta using holy shit I can see Alfonsos pores

  • @JohnnyOSullivan
    @JohnnyOSullivan Před 5 lety +1

    Around minute 42:00, he mentions a movie Dead Man Escapes by Breslin. I can't find it anywhere other than perhaps a Stallone movie. Can anybody enlighten me further please?

    • @sreenidhip2917
      @sreenidhip2917 Před 5 lety +5

      Johnny O'Sullivan It is actually A man escaped by Bresson (1965)

    • @JohnnyOSullivan
      @JohnnyOSullivan Před 5 lety +4

      @@sreenidhip2917 Thank you for taking the time to reply.

  • @ArunSingh-id6ey
    @ArunSingh-id6ey Před 5 lety +5

    God is so generous.

  • @annacoribioanna
    @annacoribioanna Před 5 lety +40

    on a side note Mexican directors so hot!.....lol.... Alejandro Inarritu is so handsome ...and Cuaron too.... :-)

  • @rahulgaur9445
    @rahulgaur9445 Před 5 lety +3

    Which German composer and song was he talking about at 16:45

  • @DiegoProgressive
    @DiegoProgressive Před 5 lety +4

    Great talk!! Anyone knows the name of the moderator?? He was great also. Thanks for uploading this!!

    • @KushagraaDubeyy
      @KushagraaDubeyy Před 5 lety +3

      Diego Romero It’s Jeremy Brock. He mentioned it at the start of the video.

    • @DiegoProgressive
      @DiegoProgressive Před 5 lety +3

      @@KushagraaDubeyy Thanks man, I didn't hear that part

  • @migdaliasantiago5328
    @migdaliasantiago5328 Před 4 lety +1

    🙌🙌

  • @emreozturk9884
    @emreozturk9884 Před 5 lety +2

    please add subtitles

  • @CristianGomez-js4mc
    @CristianGomez-js4mc Před 4 lety +1

    Who was the Italian director he was referring to at 8:00???

    • @venam9295
      @venam9295 Před 3 lety +1

      Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

  • @NehaSharma-2023
    @NehaSharma-2023 Před 3 lety +1

    16:50 Does anyone know which German composer and piece of music he's talking about here ?

    • @NehaSharma-2023
      @NehaSharma-2023 Před 3 lety +1

      Found it! For anyone else wondering - es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Werner_Henze

    • @saiabhishek5228
      @saiabhishek5228 Před rokem

      @@NehaSharma-2023 thank you!

  • @Armando_Lara
    @Armando_Lara Před 5 lety +1

    What did Pavel said to Cuarón? 1:11:22
    "I'm sure it's interesting...." I didn't understand the rest.

    • @AaronMont
      @AaronMont Před 5 lety +3

      Armando Lara “it’s just a universe I don’t give a damn about”

    • @Armando_Lara
      @Armando_Lara Před 5 lety

      @@AaronMont thank you Aaron!

  • @KushagraaDubeyy
    @KushagraaDubeyy Před 4 lety

    1:05:19 Is that Richie Mehta asking the question ?

  • @craydogdog1530
    @craydogdog1530 Před 5 lety +2

    Top bloke

  • @civetricamoto5618
    @civetricamoto5618 Před 2 lety +3

    Jesus ! The host can’t be quiet for more than 5 seconds while he talks ! unbelievable. I miss a lot of good information because of his interruptions

  • @andrewdaly2301
    @andrewdaly2301 Před 5 lety

    Who is the interviewer?

  • @user-ys2ru1ib5c
    @user-ys2ru1ib5c Před 5 lety +2

    What composer did he mention?

  • @roger8654
    @roger8654 Před 5 lety +15

    I never understood why Tarantino is praised so much. He is ok. I actually find most of his movies to lack maturity.

    • @kurikuraconkuritas
      @kurikuraconkuritas Před 3 lety +1

      I have to disagree, cinema is also visual. and tarantino delivers amazing visual compositions. just look at kill bill. cinema is also visual language. so I don’t get why you say that.

    • @TheJonnyEnglish
      @TheJonnyEnglish Před 3 lety

      He's like the last director in hollywood that's still allowed to do what he wants, and it leaves an impression on the younger generation of moviegoers who have been oversaturated by marvel and star wars.

  • @sanjaypandey6244
    @sanjaypandey6244 Před 5 lety +8

    This interviewer is so annoying, can't he just listen, does he have to impose himself when master is speaking.

  • @filmdevil123
    @filmdevil123 Před 5 lety +3

    Please let Alfonso Cuaron direct a Tarantino script

  • @eardley3
    @eardley3 Před 4 lety +1

    The 4 dislikes must be from the other directors that got snubbed for an Oscar last year.

  • @TAMAIMCJE
    @TAMAIMCJE Před 5 lety +3

    Los mexicanos que se quejan de Trump por racista, seran los mismos que critican a Yalitza? Donde estara la logica de sus mentes.
    Parece que el racismo solo se ve cuando tu eres la victima y no cuando eres el victimario?

  • @guilhermeamado4010
    @guilhermeamado4010 Před 4 lety +6

    Jesus christ the interviewer is unbearable

  • @NightOwl_30
    @NightOwl_30 Před rokem

    Too bad he is a nightmare to work with.

    • @HayneStatioN
      @HayneStatioN Před 5 měsíci

      Hello. It has been a long time since you posted this comment, but I’m curious as to the details. Could you share? Thank you.

  • @thefractalbible8214
    @thefractalbible8214 Před 5 lety +4

    We, Mexicans are so handsome and American, Canadian and European women are looking for us!

  • @rahulgaur9445
    @rahulgaur9445 Před 5 lety +6

    Which German composer and song was he talking about at 16:45

    • @kushtrimasllani9933
      @kushtrimasllani9933 Před 5 lety +1

      I did some research, i found this one and I kind of like it. Not sure its the right one, but I am enjoying this music. czcams.com/video/BPLOKLbsETE/video.html

    • @blue-fu8ru
      @blue-fu8ru Před 5 lety +1

      czcams.com/video/bgjm9H5u0Q0/video.html

    • @MyleneDelaFuen
      @MyleneDelaFuen Před 5 lety

      No he told that he saw Germán movie. When he was studying

    • @nuriacastaneda
      @nuriacastaneda Před 5 lety +2

      es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Werner_Henze

    • @nuriacastaneda
      @nuriacastaneda Před 5 lety +2

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_(Henze)