Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006), Biutiful (2010), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015), and Bardo (2022). His projects have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including five Academy Awards.
Tarkovsky in 'Stalker' or 'Andrei Rublev', or Kurosawa in 'Ran', those films are in my DNA, they are part of my aesthetic point of view. For 'The Revenant', they were definitely in my mind.