Carlos Reygadas
Date of Birth: 10 Oct 1971
Country: Mexico
Biography: Carlos Reygadas Castillo (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 life's meaning are explored.
Total Credits at Criticker: 3 (Actor), 8 (Director), 4 (Writer)
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Taking its title from the Japanese symbol of the rising sun, Reygadas unapologetically uses widescreen cinema, the most lush of formats, as a backdrop for exploring thorny issues of life and death. (Film Forum)
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Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom money, but it goes tragically wrong when the infant dies. In another world is Ana, the daughter of the general he drives for, who prostitutes herself for pleasure. Marcos confesses his guilt to her in his troubled search for relief. And then finds himself on his knees amidst the multitude of believers moving slowly towards the Basilica in honour of the Lady of Guadalupe. (Tartan Films)
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Reygadas' languorous meditation on the consequences of adultery in the world of a rural Mennonite family.
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Maxhumain (1999) - Short Film
Super Human, a six minute, 20 second short, deals with suicide (a popular subject in his features) and Reygadas's own questions regarding God. It opens with a narration. The main character remembers a conversation he had with his mother: If you commit suicide should you go to heaven? (Reygadas has said in interviews he feels it's a great human capacity to end our lives if we want.) His mother responds by telling him that what God gives us, only He can take back.
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Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico. (imdb)
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Juan and his young urban family live in the countryside of Mexico. There, they enjoy and suffer a world that understands life in a different way. Juan wonders if those worlds are complementary or, truly, they fight unconsciously to eliminate one another. (mubi.com)
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A family lives in the Mexican countryside raising fighting bulls. Esther is in charge of running the ranch, while her husband Juan, a world-renowned poet, raises and selects the beasts. When Esther becomes infatuated with a horse trainer named Phil, the couple struggles to stride through the emotional crisis. (Venezia 75 Competition Official Synopsis)
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Adulte (1998) - Short Film
A naked man in a coffin on a plateau overlooking the sea asks, "Is it time already?" (imdb)
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