Mexico has selected five-time Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truth as its official entry to the best international film category of the Oscars.
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Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets Of Universe, written and directed by Aitch Alberto, is a film about two queer Mexican boys who discover deep secrets within themselves over the course of a school year. The movie is an adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz YA novel of the same name.
Aristotle (Max Pelayo) introduces the audience to his family, and life as a high school student. He’s not interested in being one of the cool kids, he wants something more than a provincial life in 1985 New Mexico. However, a chance encounter with Dante (Reese Gonzales), a young man he meets at the local pool, leads to an intense year for him. Aristotle’s Father Jamie (Eugenio Derbez) mopes about the house in a melancholic mood, which is why he’s closer to his Mother Liliana (Veronica Falcon). She takes care of the family, while his older, estranged Brother is serving heavy prison time.
Both the boys have identity issues, but Dante is the braver of the two and willing to express his feelings toward said issues. Doubled with the fact that his race is always called into question because his Father Sam (Kevin Alejandro) is white, and his Mother Soledad (Eva Longoria) is Mexican, he feels he isn’t enough for anyone. Despite their differences, the two develop a friendship that will transcend this Earthly plane, and open up the door to a universe of information about themselves and the world.
Aristotle and Dante ask heavy existential questions of its audience about life, identity, loyalty, righteousness and the way those principles connect to Mexican culture. Alberto isn’t breaking new ground as the film plays into the angst, closeted queer trope, however, its a relief to see parents in movies that don’t outright hate their children for being
Mexico has selected five-time Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truth as its official entry to the best international film category of the Oscars.
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