SYNOPSIS
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken love grows.
CAST & CREW
Carlos Reygadas
Director
Producer(s)
Carlos Reygadas
Script
Carlos Reygadas
Director of Photography
Diego Martínez Vignatti, Thierry Tronchet
Production designer
Elsa Díaz, Alejandro Reygadas
Sound
José Egea, Gilles Laurent, Jorge Lerner, Ramón Moreira, Ricardo Viñas
Edit
Daniel Melguizo, Carlos Serrano Azcona, David Torres
Cast
Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Martin Serrano, Yolanda Villa.
Production company(ies)
Solaris Film Mantarraya Producciones NoDream Cinema
Carlos Reygadas
Carlos Reygadas Castillo is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, suffering, death, and life's meaning are explored. Reygadas has been described as "the one-man third wave of Mexican cinema"; his works are generally considered art films, and are known for their expressionist cinematography, long takes, and emotionally charged stories. His first and third films, Japón (2002) and Silent Light (2007), made him one of Latin America's most prominent writer-directors, with various critics having named Silent Light as one of the best films of its decade. His films Battle in Heaven (2005) and Light After Darkness (2012) divided critics. He has co-produced other directors such as Amat Escalante (Sangre, Los Bastardos, Heli), Carlos Serrano Azcona (The Tree) or Pedro Aguilera (The Influence).
Filmography
Adulte (1998, short), Prisioneros (1999, short), Maxhumain (1999, short), Japón (2002), Filmando: Batalla en el cielo (2004, doc.), Battle in Heaven (2005), Silent Light (2007), Serenghetti ( 2009), Revolución (segment Este es mi reino, 2010), 42. One Dream Rush (2010, segment), Light After Darkness (2012), Short Plays (segment Mexico, 2014), Our Time (2018).
