Category: Films

Slow Film Advent Calendar

November 26, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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It’s almost Christmas time, and this blog had its first (slow) anniversary yesterday. On 25 November 2012, I published the first (very brief) entry. I...

Films

Bestiaire (Denis Coté)

November 17, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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Thanks to a reader of my blog, who made me aware of another slow film, I had the chance to dive into a hugely photographic...

Films

Literally Distant

November 9, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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Sometimes you only have to be patient. Patience is a virtue, and without patience you can't endure a slow film. Or waiting for a slow film,...

Films

A long Lav Diaz Taster

November 3, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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I have mentioned the films by Filipino director Lav Diaz several times in the past, and I also said that his films, amongst many other...

Films Research

Third (Slow) Cinema

October 27, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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In my last post, I hinted at the peculiar phenomenon that quite a substantial amount of slow films are made in third world countries, or...

Films Research

The River Used to be a Man

October 19, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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It's been a while that I watched a good slow film. My head rarely thinks ouside Lav Diaz's films at the moment. I'm trying to...

Films

Eulogy to Slowness

September 29, 2013

by Nadin Mai

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I was fortunate enough to be able to watch Letters from the Desert (Eulogy to Slowness) yesterday. It's a poetic documentary by Italian director Michela...

Films