09 · 25 · 07 Luz silenciosa up for an Oscar 26.09.07 Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Clara Sánchez / Translated by Mario Murgia [imagen]Carlos Reygadas’ film Luz Silenciosa, which will premiere at the 5 FICM, was nominated today to represent Mexico at the Oscars. Luz Silenciosa, winner of the Jury’s Award at the latest Cannes Film Festival, was filmed in a German dialect spoken in the Mennonite community in northern México. The film tells the story of a family man who faces a moral conflict when he feels attracted by a woman who is not his wife. Reygadas, who is the first Mexican to win this award at Cannes, received the Special Mention, the Golden Camera, for his award-winning first work Japón in 2002. Three years later he contested for the Palm D’Or with Batallas en el cielo, which was screened at the 3rd. Morelia International Film Festival.
