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In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.In a Mennonite community in Mexico, a father's faith is tested when he falls in love with a new woman.
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- TriviaThis is a movie filmed in Plautdietsch, a dialect spoken by the Russian Mennonites.
- GoofsThe English subtitles translate one line as "The man on the phone wants a plutonium exhaust." This would be expensive, not to mention environmentally hazardous! Presumably the line actually refers to platinum, not plutonium.
- SoundtracksLes Bonbons
Written and performed by Jacques Brel
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Powerful and Beautiful: Reygadas triumphs again.
With Stellet Licht, Mexican director Carlos Reygadas follows a different path from his previous films. Reygadas tells a very simple and age-old story: the choice of a man between two women. However, it's his unique vision of life what makes this film stand out from the hundreds of films made with this subject matter.
A contained and wonderful Cornelio Wall delivers a range of feelings, resting almost entirely in his expressive eyes. His excellent performance fits perfectly with the quiet and slow pace of the film. The rest of the cast is also great, with really natural performances throughout the film.
The cinematography and editing are also gorgeous, developing an unique pace and look to the film that would have bored in any other film. While the pace of the film is extremely slow, the audience gets used to it, preventing boredom from affecting the viewers, as it normally occurs with other slowly-paced films.
The film happens in the secluded Menonite settlement of the beautiful state of Chihuahua, introducing us to a world completely different from ours, but the universal feeling of the story makes us realize that, regardless of the differences between different groups of people, we are all similar.
A contained and wonderful Cornelio Wall delivers a range of feelings, resting almost entirely in his expressive eyes. His excellent performance fits perfectly with the quiet and slow pace of the film. The rest of the cast is also great, with really natural performances throughout the film.
The cinematography and editing are also gorgeous, developing an unique pace and look to the film that would have bored in any other film. While the pace of the film is extremely slow, the audience gets used to it, preventing boredom from affecting the viewers, as it normally occurs with other slowly-paced films.
The film happens in the secluded Menonite settlement of the beautiful state of Chihuahua, introducing us to a world completely different from ours, but the universal feeling of the story makes us realize that, regardless of the differences between different groups of people, we are all similar.
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- bersarhin
- Nov 16, 2007
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- Ánh Sáng Thầm Lặng
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- Budget
- €980,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,200
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,967
- Jan 11, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $877,577
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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