Carlos Reygadas
Film director · 3 films (2005–2012)
Carlos Reygadas is a director whose work here spans Battle In Heaven (2005) to Post Tenebras Lux (2012), across drama and romance. 2 of those films were photographed by Alexis Zabé. The work runs daylit — 59% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 42% library-wide. All 175 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Carlos Reygadas Castillo 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 life's meaning are explored.
Born 10 October 1971 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Directing style
Carlos Reygadas anchors his contemplative dramas in a naturalistic, exterior-dominated world, staging his subjects primarily at eye level to foster an intimate yet objective viewpoint. He balances wide landscapes and establishing shots with closeups and medium compositions, splitting his focus equally between isolating shallow-depth portraits and deep-focus environments. This visual tension is shaped by a reliance on direct sunlight and window illumination, rendered through a natural palette of earthy greens, ochres, and deep shadows, occasionally offset by stark cool-desaturated tones or sudden, piercing accents of crimson.
Films directed by Carlos Reygadas
About Carlos Reygadas
When was Carlos Reygadas born?
Carlos Reygadas was born on 10 October 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
What films has Carlos Reygadas directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Battle In Heaven (2005), Silent Light (2007) and Post Tenebras Lux (2012).
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All 175 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Carlos Reygadas — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.