The directors Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu definitely believe in the credo of "all for one and one for all." Instead of brandishing swords like the legendary musketeers introduced in Alexandre Dumas' 19th century novel, they wield a more utilitarian weapon.

As Cuaron puts it, "We tend to stick our forks in each other's salads."
That sense of easy familiarity comes from their long friendship and common bonds. The three directors, all born in Mexico, have quickly risen in the ranks of international cinema, and alternate between indie projects and studio assignments: Cuaron for "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (2001) and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004); del Toro for "The Devil's Backbone" (2001) and "Hellboy" (2004); Gonzalez Inarritu for "Amores Perros" (2000) and "21 Grams" (2003).

But their friendship precedes their rise to fame. "I have known Guillermo since my first film ['Solo Con Tu Pareja,' 1991] and Alejandro since his first film ['Amores Perros']," Cuaron said. "So we go way back."

Like good musketeers, they have found themselves championing each other's films this season: Gonzalez Inarritu for "Babel," featuring four intertwined plots about the dangers of miscommunication (and starring Brad Pitt, Gael Garcia Bernal and Cate Blanchett); Cuaron for the futuristic "Children of Men," based on a P.D. James novel about a society beset by anarchy, fascism and infertility (starring Clive Owen and Michael Caine), and del Toro for the supernatural fable "Pan's Labyrinth," set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War (with Sergi Lopez and Maribel Verdu).

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POSTED BY LAURA EMERICK


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