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Silent Light

Luz silenciosa

2007

Carlos Reygadas

Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, Maria Pancratz, Elizabeth Fehr ...

6.8

1,695

Drama Johan and his family are mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and men, Johan, husband and father, falls in love with another woman.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A solemn and profound film about a man transfixed by love (...) There is not a false instant in the film, and the performances assume an almost holy reality (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"[It] makes for an initially hypnotic combination, but the spell breaks its hold well before the end of pic’s inflated running time, signaling an endurance test for all but the most ascetic arthouse auds."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"At its very best, Carlos Reygadas's new film has the richness of Malick or the transcendental simplicity of Ozu (...) A deeply considered, formally accomplished, beautiful-looking and unexpectedly gripping film (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"[Reygadas] has hitched his austere and protracted style to an allegorical tale of subtle strength and depth."	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"[It] begins with one of the most magisterial opening shots ever filmed (...) 'Silent Light' is less about faith than matters of the heart, and in Reygadas' hands, the ache is bone-deep."	POS

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