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| + | [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican movies]] from the [[Golden age of the cinema of Mexico|Golden Era]] in the 1940s and 1950s are the greatest examples of Latin American cinema, with a huge industry comparable to the [[Hollywood]] of those years. Mexican movies were exported and exhibited in all of Latin America and Europe. The film ''Maria Candelaria'' (1944) by [[Emilio Fernández]], won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. Famous actors and actress from this period include [[María Félix]], [[Pedro Infante]], [[Dolores del Río]], [[Jorge Negrete]] and comedian [[Cantinflas]]. | ||
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| + | More recently, movies such as ''[[Como agua para chocolate]]'' (1992), ''[[Cronos (film)|Cronos]]'' (1993), ''[[Amores Perros]]'' (2000), ''[[Y tu mamá también]]'' (2001), [[Pan's Labyrinth]] (2006) and [[Babel (film)|Babel]] (2006) have been successful in creating universal stories about [[contemporary]] subjects, and were internationally recognised, as in the prestigious [[Cannes Film Festival]]. Mexican directors [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]] (''[[Amores Perros]]'', ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]''), [[Alfonso Cuarón]] (''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), [[Guillermo del Toro]] and screenwriter [[Guillermo Arriaga]] are some of the most known present-day film makers. | ||
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| '''''Battle in Heaven''''' (''[[Batalla en el cielo]]'') is a 2005 [[Mexican]] [[film]]. It is the second film by director [[Carlos Reygadas]] who previously directed the Mexican film ''[[Japón (film)]]''. | '''''Battle in Heaven''''' (''[[Batalla en el cielo]]'') is a 2005 [[Mexican]] [[film]]. It is the second film by director [[Carlos Reygadas]] who previously directed the Mexican film ''[[Japón (film)]]''. | ||
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Mexican movies from the Golden Era in the 1940s and 1950s are the greatest examples of Latin American cinema, with a huge industry comparable to the Hollywood of those years. Mexican movies were exported and exhibited in all of Latin America and Europe. The film Maria Candelaria (1944) by Emilio Fernández, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Famous actors and actress from this period include María Félix, Pedro Infante, Dolores del Río, Jorge Negrete and comedian Cantinflas.
More recently, movies such as Como agua para chocolate (1992), Cronos (1993), Amores Perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and Babel (2006) have been successful in creating universal stories about contemporary subjects, and were internationally recognised, as in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Mexican directors Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, Babel), Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Guillermo del Toro and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga are some of the most known present-day film makers.
Battle in Heaven (Batalla en el cielo) is a 2005 Mexican film. It is the second film by director Carlos Reygadas who previously directed the Mexican film Japón (film).
