Films Day 15 – Eternity (Kongsakul) December 15, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment I was a very lucky person with this film (here's a big thank you to Immanuel!). I'm not familiar with Thai cinema, apart from Apichatpong's... Read More
Films Day 14 – Nang Matapos Ang Ulan (Diaz) December 14, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It is strange to watch a (very) short film by Lav Diaz. I'm so used to his lengthy cinematic works that it is sometimes difficult... Read More
Films Day 13 – Mother and Son (Sokurov) December 13, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Another one of my favourites. And a classic, I suppose. Russian director Sokurov is more than just a slow-film director, though. In fact, I don't... Read More
Films Day 12 – The Sacrifice (Tarkovsky) December 12, 2013 by Nadin Mai 5 Comments It's halftime, so perhaps it's a good idea to focus on a classic today. It feels odd writing about Tarkovsky, because he has never been... Read More
Films Day 11 – Into Great Silence (Gröning) December 11, 2013 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I guess after films about suicide and rape, I more than deserve a little retreat. Why not join a few monks in a monastery for... Read More
Films Day 10 – Krisana (Kelemen) December 10, 2013 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments In some ways, I stick to Bela Tarr. Fred Kelemen, German filmmaker and cinematographer, had been a regular at Tarr's set. He was cinematographer for... Read More
Films Day 9 – Journey on the Plain (Tarr) December 9, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment It was new to me that Béla Tarr directed a short film called Journey on the Plain in 1995, a year after the release of his... Read More
Films Day 8 – Vive l’Amour (Ming-liang) December 8, 2013 by Nadin Mai 1 Comment Time for a bit of love on the second advent. Or maybe not, because Tsai Ming-liang's Vive l'Amour (1994) is, as all of his other films, not... Read More
Films Day 7 – Los Muertos (Alonso) December 7, 2013 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments Et voila, I am back on the South American continent, in Argentina to be exact. Lisandro Alonso is for me a special slow-film director. Not... Read More
Films Day 6 – Colossal Youth (Costa) December 6, 2013 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments I'm back on the European continent, after having made (film) trips to Mexico, the Philippines and China. I'm in Portugal this time, the home .... Read More