Memory Exercises — Paz Encina (2016)
A woman on a train with children. A dictatorship. 35 years. The control. And the exile. That’s the first image they left me with. Paraguay....
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Red Moon Tide – Lois Patino (2019)
January 6, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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The moon is a monster, it devours time. Rubio. A fisherman. He loved the sea, he loved the freedom when heading out with his boat....
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Year in Review 2020
December 7, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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A few years ago, I started to write a little summary of what the year in Slow Cinema was like. I liked to look back...
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Byung-Chul Han
November 18, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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It is rare that I focus on a person on this blog. I tend to focus on films or books, but never on a single...
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Some personal thoughts
November 5, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Today, I am not writing about a slow film, or a book. Today, I am not reviewing something, or marvel about a wonderful film from...
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Chantal Akerman’s journeys
October 21, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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When Chantal Akerman left us five years ago, her seemingly endless journey stopped. She had reached her destination, the last station on the line. Yes,...
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Emancipation
October 12, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Admittedly, I had quite a break from The Art(s) of Slow Cinema. Four weeks without a blog post is not in my nature. Nor was...
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In between dying — Hilal Baydarov (2020)
September 19, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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To wait is utter darkness. When we wait, time is suspended. Often, we wait for something that makes us nervous or anxious, something that makes...
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Lahi, Hayop – Lav Diaz (2020)
September 14, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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What has changed? What has changed in the world of Lav Diaz that made him return to his roots? Those of you who have been...
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Present. Past. – The Cinema of Lav Diaz
September 12, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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Yesterday, I presented a brief overview of the cinema of Filipino director Lav Diaz as part of a webinar on arthouse cinema, organised by the...
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