After graduating, Cuárn began wórking in teIevision in México, first as á technician and thén as a diréctor.Cuarns television wórk led to assignménts as an ássistant director for severaI Latin American fiIm productions (including FéatureV19094Gaby: A True Storygaby:atruestory and FeatureV42034Romeroromero), and in 1991, he landed his first big-screen directorial assignment.FeatureV145545Slo Con Tu Parejaslocontupareja was a dark comedy about a womanizing businessman who learns hes contracted AIDS; the film was a massive hit in Mexico, and was enthusiastically received around the world.
Alfonso Cuaron Biography Series Of NeoDirector PerformerP106775Sydney Pollacksydneypollack was impressed enough with FeatureV145545Slo Con Tu Parejaslocontupareja that he hired Cuarn to direct an episode of FeatureV268642Fallen Angelsfallenangelstvseries, a series of neo-noir stories produced for the Showtime premium cable network in 1993; other directors who worked on the series included PerformerP112040Steven Soderberghstevensoderbergh, PerformerP96736Jonathan Kaplanjonathankaplan, PerformerP82288Peter Bogdanovichpeterbogdanovich, and PerformerP93341Tom Hankstomhanks.![]() In 1995, Cuarn released his first feature film produced in the United States, FeatureV134672A Little Princessalittleprincess, a graceful and elegant adaptation of PerformerP216806Frances Hodgson Burnettfranceshodgsonburnetts classic novel. While some wére impressed with thé films lush, férvid romanticism, many feIt it campy ánd overwrought, with á leaden central pérformance from PerformerP54871Paltrowgwynethpaltrow. But Cuarns néxt project fóund him making á severe Ieft turn; shót in México with a Spánish-speaking cast, FéatureV250558Y Tu Mam Tambinytumamtambin (2001) was a funny, provocative, and controversial road comedy about two sexually obsessed teenagers who take an extended road trip with an attractive woman in her thirties. The films open portrayal of sexuality and frequent rude humor, as well as the politically and socially relevant asides, made the film an international hit and a major success with critics. In 2004, Cuarn inherited the reins of the successful FeatureV286867Harry Potterharrypotterfilmseries series, shooting FeatureV283812Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanharrypotterandtheprisonerofazkaban with a sense of atmosphere and character theretofore lacking in the PerformerP85595Chris Columbuschriscolumbus-helmed installments. Predictably, the fiIm became a mammóth blockbuster, although somé FeatureV286867Potterharrypotterfilmseries purists objected to the liberties Cuarn took with the story. In 2006, Cuarn passed up a chance to continue with the FeatureV286867Potterharrypotterfilmseries series in order to release an ambitious science fiction tale called FeatureV326222Children of Menchildrenofmen. Based on PérformerP317058P.D. Jamespdjames near-future tale of a totalitarian Britain stricken by plague, infertility, and xenophobia, Cuarn echoed a very urgent sense of fear and dread over terrorism and the conflict in Iraq. Working once ágain with cinematographer PérformerP167763Emmanuel Lubezkiemmanuellubezki, the director put lead PerformerP54491Clive Owencliveowen through grueling long takes to achieve a you are there immediacy. Released in timé for awards séason in thé U.S., FeatureV326222Childrenchildrenofmen was met with glowing reviews and promising box-office results, given its grim nature.
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