Batalla en el Cielo causes stir at Cannes
A Mexican movie has caused a big stir at the Cannes film festival. Director Carlos Reygadas, who is widely regarded for Japon, has come up with another controversial film, Batalla en el Cielo (or Battle in Heaven), about Mexico that shows life in Mexico as it is.
Battle in Heaven follows Marcos (Marcos Hernández) in his daily life, a chauffeur to a general, who lives with the haunting story that he and his wife kidnapped a baby for ransom, but it went tragically wrong. Kidnapping kids for ransom is a crime that is very common in most Latin American countries right now and is literally forcing families with young children to live in horror. He confesses his guilt to the general's daughter Ana (Anapola Mushkadiz) in search of redemption. Ana prostitutes herself for pleasure and she pleases Marcos in the movie in some very graphic scenes that have become the talk of the town all over Mexico and Latin America.
However, Carlos Reygadas said that he did not include graphic scenes to shock anyone or to excite the viewer. "In the opening scene of my film, we see the face of a man, his body and then the girl who is looking towards the camera, crying. I intended to project an image that goes way beyond a simple...act. It is not something natural but rather as an observer, a sort of mystery... The characters make love and something happens at that moment. It is not a question of ‘we make love and then do something else,' it's all in how they make love and how they communicate at that moment."
Carlos Reygadas who has known the team of actors for a long time, added "What encourages me the most is the actors. I have known Marcos Hernández for 15 years and like his style, way of talking, acting...As for Anapola, she showed up for the casting and she appealed to me very much."
Strongly recommended by MYNIPPON.com
The picture below shows Salma Hayek along with Carlos Reygadas, Anapola Mushkadiz and Marcos Hernández. (Photo courtesy: Cannes Film Festival)
Battle in Heaven follows Marcos (Marcos Hernández) in his daily life, a chauffeur to a general, who lives with the haunting story that he and his wife kidnapped a baby for ransom, but it went tragically wrong. Kidnapping kids for ransom is a crime that is very common in most Latin American countries right now and is literally forcing families with young children to live in horror. He confesses his guilt to the general's daughter Ana (Anapola Mushkadiz) in search of redemption. Ana prostitutes herself for pleasure and she pleases Marcos in the movie in some very graphic scenes that have become the talk of the town all over Mexico and Latin America.
However, Carlos Reygadas said that he did not include graphic scenes to shock anyone or to excite the viewer. "In the opening scene of my film, we see the face of a man, his body and then the girl who is looking towards the camera, crying. I intended to project an image that goes way beyond a simple...act. It is not something natural but rather as an observer, a sort of mystery... The characters make love and something happens at that moment. It is not a question of ‘we make love and then do something else,' it's all in how they make love and how they communicate at that moment."
Carlos Reygadas who has known the team of actors for a long time, added "What encourages me the most is the actors. I have known Marcos Hernández for 15 years and like his style, way of talking, acting...As for Anapola, she showed up for the casting and she appealed to me very much."
Strongly recommended by MYNIPPON.com
The picture below shows Salma Hayek along with Carlos Reygadas, Anapola Mushkadiz and Marcos Hernández. (Photo courtesy: Cannes Film Festival)
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