Month: November 2022

Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky: A Retrospective

By / November 28, 2022

Andrei Tarkovsky is widely considered one of the greatest and most important filmmakers in the world. He was a Soviet Russian filmmaker who studied film direction at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). He made seven feature films in his life out of which five films were made in Soviet Russia. However, his relationship with …

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Y Tu Mama Tambien

“Y Tu Mama Tambien” Analysis and Review: Alfonso Cuaron Highlights Mexico’s Political and Socioeconomic Conditions at the Juncture of the 20th and 21st Centuries in the Backdrop of His Erotic Coming-of-age Road Film “Y Tu Mama Tambien”

By / November 20, 2022

Alfonso Cuaron stepped out of Hollywood and returned to his beloved motherland for his erotic coming-of-age road film Y Tu Mama Tambien. Even though apparently it looks like a comedy film, there are multiple layers underneath it. Amidst the growing up and sexual awakening of two teenage boys, Cuaron highlights multiple important contemporary issues. Two …

“Y Tu Mama Tambien” Analysis and Review: Alfonso Cuaron Highlights Mexico’s Political and Socioeconomic Conditions at the Juncture of the 20th and 21st Centuries in the Backdrop of His Erotic Coming-of-age Road Film “Y Tu Mama Tambien” Read More »