Follow the Director

I have found a way to use my Netflix subscription to follow the director of a series of movies.

Its a little similar to following a vintner or a wine brand as it follows through the years. With the same direction, different year or different actors produce slightly different outcomes.

I have choosen to follow the director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu through the decade. The following his his biography as presented through netflix:

By the time director Alejandro González Iñárritu made his audacious feature film debut with 2000's Amores Perros (a Cannes Film Festival winner), he had been honing his craft for years -- first as a DJ (for which he credits his knowledge of pacing and storytelling), then as a writer and director of commercials, and finally, under the tutelage of Polish director Ludwik Margules.
Born Aug. 15, 1963, in Mexico City, Iñárritu followed the success of Amores Perros by contributing to September 11 and then pairing up with Amores Perros screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga again for the gritty 21 Grams (which earned Oscar nods for stars Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro).

In 2006, Babel -- the final part of the trilogy that began with Amores Perros and 21 Grams -- debuted, earning Oscar nods for a large number of cast and crew (including Iñárritu, Arriaga and actors Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi).

I understand that Heather's friend Michael also is a fan of this director.

My favorite film of his collection so far is his first... Amores Perros although Babel and 21 grams is right up there not far behind.

His films are not for the feight of heart. They are great stories and they are told without holding a punch. The first one, Amores Perros has some brutal images of dogs so bewarned. It is required for the story.

: ) Pat