Storm Children, Book One – Lav Diaz (2014)
Just in time for the anniversary of the horrific disaster that typhoon Yolanda brought about the Philippines, the Guardian published a special report on life...
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Tag: absence
Stray Dogs – Tsai Ming-liang (2013)
June 23, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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I have seen all of Tsai's films, apart from Rebels of the Neon God, which still sits comfortably on my watch list. The sad thing...
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Fogo – Yulene Olaizola (2012)
June 14, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Have I ever mentioned that I love my "job"? It makes me really happy to discover all those talented, yet unknown directors from all over...
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Melancholia – Lav Diaz (2008)
April 26, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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I have seen Lav Diaz's Melancholia three times so far. As it's time for a new chapter now, it's also time for a brief post...
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Evolution of a Filipino Family – Lav Diaz (2004)
April 5, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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The following are initial thoughts after having seen Diaz's eleven hour epic Evolution of a Filipino Family. Similar to all of his other films, there is...
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The invisible princes
March 11, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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When I watched Lav Diaz's Death in the Land of Encantos again, I had a nice encounter with a prince, the prince of the black dwarfs...
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Leave it for Tomorrow… – Jet Leyco (2013)
February 16, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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How much I longed to see this film! Huge thanks goes to the director, Jet Leyco, who also agreed to answer a couple of questions...
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Slow Cinema and Chinese Painting IV
February 6, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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I want to continue with the slow and painterly journey today. You can find the previous three parts here, here and here
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Day 15 – Eternity (Kongsakul)
December 15, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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