Carlos Reygadas

Carlos Reygadas 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 Reygadas first became fascinated with cinema in 1987 upon watching the works of the acclaimed SovietRussian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky who had died the previous year In 1997 he entered a film competition in Belgium with his first short film Maxhumain