More slow films for the world
Finally, some slow news appear in the thick of the world wide web. First of all, Lav Diaz’s Norte was screened in Poland as part...
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Category: Films
Sweeping Generalisations
June 30, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I'm getting the last things ready for the 10th MeCCSA PGN conference at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. I will present a paper on...
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Norte – A slow step towards public recognition
May 26, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It looks as though Norte was good but not good enough for a prize at this year’s Cannes festival. A couple of people are surprised....
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Norte premieres at Cannes Festival
May 23, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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For those of you who follow me on Twitter, this entry will be no more than a summary of today’s news. For everyone else: this...
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The next step on the Slow Ladder
May 14, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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A few weeks ago, I have posted an entry about the success of the local Slow Art Day here in Dundee. I still feel like...
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Slow – The Film
May 4, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It's been quite a while now that I got totally excited about Bovines, a French (slow) film about cows, made by Emmanuel Gras. It sounds...
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Slow Cinema at Cannes 2013
April 19, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Apichatpong’s victory over the recently more and more Americanised Cannes Festival happened before my time as a slow fanatic… So I see yesterday’s news as...
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Post Tenebras Lux – Carlos Reygadas
April 11, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Before you read this post, please be aware that it contains spoilers. If you intend to watch the film in future, I'd advise you not...
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The Effects of Music and Dialogue
February 24, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Yesterday's screening of Apichatpong's Mekong Hotel in Glasgow made it obvious to me how problematic the term Slow Cinema is. The name Apichatpong Weerasethakul appears almost...
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Diary of a Young Boy
February 2, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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This is the title of Tsai Ming-liang’s new film. There isn’t a lot of information out there. What I could find was that the film...
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