Stellet Licht - - Silent Light
"Peace is stronger than love" Carlos Reygadas creates a haunting meditation in his brilliantly nuanced Silent Light . This is not a film for the easily distracted, its transcendence is gradual yet from the beginning you know it is one that requires contemplation. You have to be in the right state of mind to gain pleasure from its artistry. It is slow moving and isn't conceived from a lot of action. The plot itself is easy to describe: A husband has fallen in love with another woman and as a result has placed himself in an existential crisis of what to do next. The opening to Silent Light is a fantastic six minute transition from night to dawn through the use of slow - nearly invisible - dissolves, and it provides us the opportunity to learn how to watch the film by setting the tone perfectly. This contemplative pace continues to the end where day slowly gives way to night. Bookended by these transitions is a story of family, love, adultery, faith, a