Carlos Reygadas

Carlos Reygadas Castillo Spanish pronunciation ˈkaɾlos rejˈɣaðas born October 10 1971 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 lifes meaning are explored Reygadas has been described as the oneman third wave of Mexican cinema his works are generally considered art films and are known for their expressionistic cinematography long takes and emotionally charged stories His first and third films Japón 2002 and Silent Light 2007 made him one of Latin Americas most prominent writerdirectors with various critics having named Silent Light as one of the best films of its decade His films Battle in Heaven 2005 and Post Tenebras Lux 2012 divided critics He has coproduced other directors such as Amat Escalante Sangre Los Bastardos Heli or Pedro Aguilera The Influence Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Reygadas licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia