Official Trailer for Inarritu's 'Biutiful' Arrives
Hits theaters on December 29
Photo: Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment
Apple has debuted the official trailer for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful, which will be released by Roadside Attractions on December 29. It's a film I saw at Cannes and believe serves as a definite Oscar nomination possibility for Javier Bardem who stars as Uxbal, a man involved in illegal dealing is confronted by his childhood friend, who is now a policeman. However, that description of Uxbal is a dramatic oversimplification.
Like all of Inarritu's films, this one wallows in misery, but the film is book-ended beautifully that adds a little light to an otherwise dreary tale. The film is certainly going to cater to the art house crowd before anyone else as I detailed in my review out of Cannes, and doesn't bode well for major box-office, but should Roadside secure Bardem as an Oscar contender it may do well in a limited run.
Strangely, the film suffered from mixed reviews out of Cannes, many critics pointing toward the downer nature of the film as a drawback. This makes me wonder if any of those critics actually watched Inarritu's other critically acclaimed films. Because I wasn't exactly getting rainbows and cupcakes out of Babel, Amores Perros or 21 Grams. While this film certainly paints its protagonist into a dark corner, the film itself is Inarritu's most redemptive. You can read my full review from Cannes right here.
I have added the trailer directly below and you can read the full synopsis and browse a few images from the film right here.
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hmmm, looks like Bardem will get a nom for Best Actor. I don't know if it will get nominated for best pic, but its probably the front runner for best foreign language film.
This isn't nearly as good as the international trailer that was released a while back.