Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and film director, known for writing the screenplays of films such as Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel, and for directing The Burning Plain (2008).

Reviews on DeBaser note that Arriaga wrote scripts for director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel) and directed The Burning Plain (released November 2008). Critics highlight his use of flashbacks and interwoven narratives, recurring themes of family, pain and loneliness, geographical contrasts (north/Portland vs south/New Mexico), and strong performances by Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger and Jennifer Lawrence.

Two DeBaser reviews focus on Guillermo Arriaga's film The Burning Plain. Reviewers note his screenwriting credits (21 Grams, Babel) and highlight interwoven narratives, heavy themes of family and loss, and frequent use of flashbacks. Reception on DeBaser is mixed but leans positive.

For:Fans of character-driven, slow-burning dramas and interwoven narrative screenwriting.

 Guillermo Arriaga has made a film in an immense flashback where various stories converge, but where the starting point does not change, while the characters evolve.

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 A slow and sorrowful narration, flowing, almost in real-time (like Michael Mann, if you know what I mean); a wise and precise use of flashbacks; the pain of living seeping from the scenes and the faces of the actors (all talented: some known, others less so); characters narrating their lives without outcries, almost passively, yet with rare effectiveness.

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