Silent Light (2007)

The Silent Light

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The drama The Silent Light (originally called Stellet Licht ) is the director 's , Carlos Reygadas , third movie . It 's an unusual story of a crisis of faith and a love-triangle between a man , his wife and his mistress , set against the background of a Mennonite community in Mexico Silent Light tells a story of devote people who can 't show their feelings in public , and try to stay loyal to their religious and social rules

. For this movie , Reygadas used non-professional actors , all original Mennonites . They even speak their own language , Plautdietsch which is an old language originated from the Netherlands and Germany

Following Timothy Corrigan (p .17-34 , the following aspects of the film will be mentioned in this review : The title in relation to the movie the story 's beginning and ending the opening credits on a specific background the camera movement and the most striking moments

The Silent Light

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Carlos Reygadas , born in 1971 in Mexico City , began making movies in 1998 , after studying law and working for the European Commission and the Mexican Foreign Service . The Silent Light is his third film (www .stelletlicht .com . Reygadas was known for his use of old or ugly characters and the portrayal of raw sex in his films

In this movie , after `Japon (Japan ) and `Battala en el Cielo (Battle in Heaven , Reygadas changes his focal point on the people and the settings . In The...