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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a 2022 coming-of-age romantic film written and directed by Aitch Alberto in her feature directorial debut. It is an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. It follows two Mexican American teenagers who find an instant connection in 1987 El Paso.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Directed by	Aitch Alberto
Screenplay by	Aitch Alberto
Based on	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Produced by	Eugenio Derbez Kyra Sedgwick Lin-Manuel Miranda Valerie Stadler Ben Odell Dylan Sellers Chris Parker
Starring	Max Pelayo Reese Gonzales
Cinematography	Akis Konstantakopoulos
Edited by	Stefanie Visser
Music by	Isabella Summers
Production companies	Limelight 3Pas Studios Big Swing Productions Boies Schiller Entertainment 5000 Broadway Productions
Release date	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States

Aristotle and Dante had its premiere at the 47th International Toronto Film Festival on September 9, 2022.

Cast

• Max Pelayo as Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza
• Reese Gonzales as Dante Quintana
• Eugenio Derbez as Jaime Mendoza
• Eva Longoria as Soledad Quintana
• Verónica Falcón as Liliana Mendoza
• Isabella Gomez as Gina Navarro
• Luna Blaise as Ileana Tellez
• Kevin Alejandro as Sam Quintana
• Marlene Forte as Tia Ophelia

Production

In early 2017, it was revealed that Aitch Alberto was in the process of developing a screenplay based on Benjamin Alire Sáenz's novel.[1] In 2016, she had flown to Texas to pitch her idea to Sáenz and discuss the rights to adapt his novel, after first reading the book in 2014 and have written a spec script. By New Year's Day in 2018, she also contacted Lin-Manuel Miranda, who had narrated the audiobook for the novel, inviting him to board the project as a producer, with Miranda agreeing to be part of the movie three months after that.[2][3] Kyra Sedgwick's newly launched Big Swing Productions joined the project in 2018.[4]

Xolo Maridueña and Reese Gonzales, the latter of whom would go on to reprise his role in the film, performed a live reading of Alberto's screenplay at the 2018 Outfest. Also on the live reading were Norma Maldonado, José Zúñiga, Liz Torres, Ana Ortiz, Madison De La Garza, Martin Morales, Norio Chalico, and Matt Pascua.[5]

It was announced in October 2021 that Max Pelayo and Gonzales would respectively star as the titular characters in the film adaptation with Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Verónica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Luna Blaise, and Kevin Alejandro rounding out the cast. Derbez would also produce the film for 3Pas Studios alongside Valerie Stadler, Ben Odell, and Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker for Limelight. David Boies and Zack Schiller of Boies Schiller Entertainment would executive produce the film and CJ Barbato would co-produce.[6]

Principal photography started in early October 2021,[7] and was confirmed by director Aitch Alberto to have wrapped on November 2, 2021.[8]

Creator of the original cover illustrations for the Aristotle and Dante novels, Sarah J. Coleman, was brought on board to design the film's main title and credits. Alberto has also stated that a film adaptation of the book's 2021 sequel is being considered.[2]

Release

In August 2022, the film was announced to be premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival's "Discovery" section,[9] and had its world premiere on September 9, 2022, with additional screenings on September 11 and 15.[10] The film is currently seeking distribution.[11]

The film had been offered a prominent slot at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, but Alberto opted to hold off until the autumn festivals to allow more time for "fine-tuning". She was included in Variety's prestigious "10 Directors to Watch" in January 2022 for her work on the film.[12]

References

External links

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe at IMDb

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- [en] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (film)

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[es] Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del universo (película)

Aristóteles y Dante descubren los secretos del universo (en inglés: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe) es una próxima película estadounidense de coming-of-age de 2022 dirigida por Aitch Alberto. La película es una adaptación de la novela de 2012 del mismo nombre por Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

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