Diego Luna is bristling at RT's suggestion he pick just five favourite films. "It's really unfair to have to say only five films," he complains as he picks his final choice. "This barely covers my life; I'm up to about the age of 16 by the end of the list!"
The 29-year-old has been acting since before 16 in his home country of Mexico, but burst onto the international stage aged 22 as part of the trio of leads in Alfonso Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien. That film marked his first collaboration with Gael Garcia Bernal (see his five favourites here), a partnership that continues - this time with Cuaron's brother Carlos at the helm - with Rudo and Cursi, out now in UK cinemas.
Indeed, the Cuaron connection is another sticking point for Luna. "I'd also want to say that when I saw Children of Men, for me it wasn't only a fantastic film, but it was an important film for me because not only do I know the guy but I've worked with him, collaborated with him. Every time I have something I show it to Alfonso and hear what he has to say. I'd actually say that film is, for me, the most important film today because it's a relationship I'm still working on and learning from."
But what of his final list? Read on to find out more.
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on Jun 28 2009 11:15 AM "Bambi"? "Big Lebowski"? "Bicycle Theif"? Good stuff. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 28 2009 11:26 AM Again a superb slate of towering classics, just like Bernal. These guys clearly know their stuff. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 28 2009 12:26 PM Never heard of Amarcord, but still a strong list (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 28 2009 03:21 PM A great list, Amarcord is an excellent filma and a favourite of my wife (personally '8 1/2' or 'Nights of Cabiria' are my Fellini of choice). On Diego Luna: I've only seen him in Milk and thought he was the only weak link in an amazing film. I don't know if it was the part of his histrionic performance but I never believed him for a second. Still I'm not going to write the guy off based on one performance. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 28 2009 07:39 PM for once i beleive the actor and not his publicist wrote the list. luna seems like good people. nice list. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 29 2009 03:17 PM I agree with Diego Luna, if he has more than 5 movies than he should be entitled to list more than 5 films. As a matter of fact sometimes it requires more than 5 movies to inspire someone to make or break into the film business. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 29 2009 03:58 PM J'adore (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 26 2009 07:22 PM Solid, unpredictable list. I'm pleasantly surprised. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 18 2009 07:25 PM Wonderful list, just like Garcia Bernal's. It's nice to see a couple of actors who have such obvious love and respect for great cinema. (Reply to this) |
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