Netflix agrees to give Iñárritu's new movie ‘Bardo’ a first run in U.S., Mexican theaters
VENICE — In a break from its normal business model, U.S. streaming giant Netflix has agreed to show the latest film of Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu in U.S. and Mexican cinemas before moving it online. “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”, which received its world premier on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, is a three-hour epic following the memories and fears of a Mexican journalist reflecting on his journey through life. Funny, surreal and visually stunning, it is Iñárritu’s first movie since his 2015 drama “The Revenant”, which won him an Oscar for best director. It is also his first feature for Netflix. “I am so grateful to Netflix, because they didn’t just give me complete support and freedom, but they also they allowed me to release this film for seven weeks in Mexico in many cinemas and in the United States,” Iñárritu told reporters. “This is something unprecedented which I really appreciated,” he added, saying he felt his Spanish-language f...