Cannes 2022: 10 Films We Expect To See
3. Bardo (Or False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths) - Alejandro González Iñárritu
One of the big three directors of contemporary Mexican cinema (sometimes fondly referred to as The Three Amigos), alongside Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu has spent the last two decades creating artistic yet commercially successful pictures that have become a mainstay in the global cinematic canon.
His new feature Bardo promises to eschew some of the more serious tones that the likes of Babel (2006) and The Revenant (2015) diced with in favour of a reflexive yet nostalgic comedy picture that charts the return to Mexico of a journalist and filmmaker seeking to take stock and assess his life, legacy and home country.
No stranger to the festival and its many awards, Iñárritu's first feature Amores Perros won him the Crticis' Week Grand Prize in 2000; Babel competed in 2006 and bagged him the Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director Award), making him the very first Mexican-born director to win; and he served as President of the main competition jury for the 72nd Festival in 2019.
Iñárritu's ability to work across several languages, often within a single film, has made him accessible to mainstream international audiences, while his insight into the human condition has kept him relevant and revered. Thus, expectations are justifiably high, and Bardo is almost certain to be competing at Cannes this year.