Apple's Rejection With Cate Blanchett Brings Back One Of The Best Parts Of The Oscars, $723M Sci-Fi

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Apple's new mystery thriller series Refusal sees the long-awaited meeting of the famous director-filmmaker duo. Cate Blanchett leads the talented cast Refusal As Catherine Ravenscroft, a hard-working and popular television documentary journalist from London, England. Refusal Sacha Baron Cohen also plays the role of RobertCody Smith-McPhee as Nicholas, Catherine's husband, Robert and Catherine's son, and Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstock, a local Londoner who has lost his wife and son.

Refusal Based on Renee Knight's 2015 book of the same name. The Apple series celebrates the Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón's first return to television since 2014 Believe it. Cuarón won two Academy Awards for Best Director, one for 2013 Gravity For the 2018 black-and-white film, he starred with Sandra Bullock and another Rome. Refusal It has earned an impressive 78% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.

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Alfonso Cuaron and Emmanuel Lubezki reunited for Denial 11 years after Temptation

Gravity won 7 Oscars, including Best Director and Best Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of cinema, has reunited with Alfonso Cuaron in the series Apple. Refusal. Lubezki directed several of Cuaro's films including some of the director's most famous works Children of Men (2006) and Y Tu Mama También (2001). Lubezki and Cuaro's last project was a seven-time Oscar winner in 2013. Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, more than a decade before its release Refusal. Lubezki and Cuaro's collaboration dates back to 1991 Love in the age of hysteria.

Lubezki and Cuarón were both born in Mexico City and have been friends since they were teenagers. They studied at the same film school at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where they worked their first collaboration, a 1983 short film Vengeance is Mine. Although Lubezki directed six of Cuaró's professional feature films, he also frequently collaborated with two other auteur filmmakers, Alejandro G. Iñárritu.Birdman, The Revenant) and Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, New World, For a miracle). He has also worked with famous directors like Michael Mann.Ali), the Coen Brothers (Turn it on after reading) and David O. Russell (Amsterdam).

The Cinematography of Refusal is Key to the Show's Story

Lubezki and Cuaron put their signature stamp on the Waiver via camera work

Lubezki is actually considered one of the most respected and accomplished cinematographers working today. His business Refusal adds to his historical filmography and also Marks his first collaboration with 6-time Oscar nominee Bruno Delbonnel (Inside Llewyn Davis, Amelie, The Tragedy of Macbeth). There is no question about it Refusal Lubezki and Delbonnel's superb and fluid camerawork is matched by Cuaro's expert direction. Their mastery of the material is evident in their stunning shots and sequences, such as a scene in episode 4 where Catherine crosses the road and is nearly hit by a taxi. Lubezki and Cuarón once again show how their collaborative efforts can use the camera to enhance storytelling and inspire awards season conversations. Refusal.