Stellet Licht
Carlos Reygadas
Stellet Licht Luz Silenciosa [videorecording]= Silent Light Carlos Reygadas - Mexico France Netherlands Germany Mantarraya Producciones No Dream Cinema Bac Films 2007 - 1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - David W. Foster Collection .
One of the discs includes the following special features:
- Making of featurette
- Interview with lead actor
- Film notes by Jason Wood
- Deleted scenes
From case cover:
Johan is a hard-working father and husband of a family in a Mennonite community in Northern Mexico. Against the law of God and man he falls in love with another woman, and although he is honest with his wife about the affair, his actions create conflict in their otherwise serene and tranquil existence.
This poetic film has been nominated for the independent Spirit Award's Best Foreign Feature and was selected as Mexico's official Academy Award Entry, as well as being placed on numerous Top 10 lists, including Time Out NY and The New York Times. The New York Times says, "rarely has a film depicted religious experience with such power and clarity...to miss this film would be a sin."
From IMDb:
Johan (Cornelio Wall Fehr), a Mennonite living in Mexico, is tormented with guilt over his extramarital affair with Marianne (Maria Pankratz). His father (Peter Wall), best friend (Jacobo Klassen) and wife (Miriam Toews) know the truth, but Johan's suffering has to do with his faith, which he can't reconcile with his deeds.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0; surround, stereo; NTSC; Regions 1,4; 1.76:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
DVD video; Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1, 2.0; surround, stereo; NTSC; Regions 1; 2.35:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) audio with Spanish subtitles.
Plautdietsch audio. Optional English and Spanish subtitles.
PN1997 / .S745 2007
Stellet Licht Luz Silenciosa [videorecording]= Silent Light Carlos Reygadas - Mexico France Netherlands Germany Mantarraya Producciones No Dream Cinema Bac Films 2007 - 1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - David W. Foster Collection .
One of the discs includes the following special features:
- Making of featurette
- Interview with lead actor
- Film notes by Jason Wood
- Deleted scenes
From case cover:
Johan is a hard-working father and husband of a family in a Mennonite community in Northern Mexico. Against the law of God and man he falls in love with another woman, and although he is honest with his wife about the affair, his actions create conflict in their otherwise serene and tranquil existence.
This poetic film has been nominated for the independent Spirit Award's Best Foreign Feature and was selected as Mexico's official Academy Award Entry, as well as being placed on numerous Top 10 lists, including Time Out NY and The New York Times. The New York Times says, "rarely has a film depicted religious experience with such power and clarity...to miss this film would be a sin."
From IMDb:
Johan (Cornelio Wall Fehr), a Mennonite living in Mexico, is tormented with guilt over his extramarital affair with Marianne (Maria Pankratz). His father (Peter Wall), best friend (Jacobo Klassen) and wife (Miriam Toews) know the truth, but Johan's suffering has to do with his faith, which he can't reconcile with his deeds.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0; surround, stereo; NTSC; Regions 1,4; 1.76:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
DVD video; Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1, 2.0; surround, stereo; NTSC; Regions 1; 2.35:1 as 16:9 widescreen.
Plautdietsch (Mennonite Low German) audio with Spanish subtitles.
Plautdietsch audio. Optional English and Spanish subtitles.
PN1997 / .S745 2007