Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona (aka JA Bayona) has risen to the top of his field in a remarkably short time with an international career ranging from indie films to blockbusters to major historical titles. From 2007, with his breakthrough, The orphanage who wowed Cannes and won seven Goyas (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars), he celebrated his memorable breakthrough on the English-language film scene with the gripping 2012 disaster drama. The impossible It starred Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and the young Tom Holland in his first major film role. 2016 is praised A monster calls, and the Giant of the Year 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom followed, along with iconic TV series such as Penny terrible and current Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power.
With the true Netflix drama, Snow band With the film closing this year’s Venice Film Festival and being selected as Spain’s official entry for the Oscar for Best International Film, Bayona returns to his roots with his first Spanish-language film since The consulting room, And he insisted that it be told for the first time in a language and a scenario that not only tells the story of the survivors of the tragic crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the remote heart of the Andes, who were hired to bring a rugby team. to Chile to fly, but also to tell it from the perspective of those who did not live. Those who survived had to resort to extreme measures to survive on their own as they were trapped in a remote environment that was impenetrable for over two months.
Bayona is participating in this week’s edition of my Deadline video series. Behind the lens to discuss the challenges and benefits of telling this story with new eyes and in a truly authentic way. He also talks about staging the stunning plane crash itself, how the survivors helped bring a new perspective to this production, why it was important to get to the actual filming locations despite the difficult logistics, and more.
To follow our conversation and watch “behind the lens” with JA Bayona, simply click on the link above.
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Source: Deadline
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