Year in Review 2021
On 31 December 2020, in the evening, I went to bed. For the first time in my (adult) life, I didn’t stay up until midnight...
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Tag: aesthetics
Season of the Devil – Lav Diaz (2018)
August 23, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Those of you who have been with me for a couple of years already know that I have been a huge Lav Diaz fan. Melancholia,...
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Kaili Blues – Bi Gan (2015)
January 24, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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It is impossible to retain a past thought, to seize a future thought, and even to hold onto a present thought. There couldn’t be a...
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Landscape / Character
November 25, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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The end of the year proves to be busy, and it’s not easy at the moment to sit down and watch a film. I hope...
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Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016)
September 17, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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A caravan in the centre of the frame. An empty parking lot. The caravan neatly divides the frame into two equal parts. It’s a beautiful...
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The Dog – Lam Can-zhao (2015)
August 31, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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There are films that one struggles to forget. They stay with you either because they are terrible, or simply really good. Others stay with you...
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The Woman Who Left – Lav Diaz (2016)
March 2, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Hooray! I have finally managed to see Lav Diaz’s The Woman Who Left, which won the Venice International Film Festival about two years ago. I’m always...
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No Home Movie – Chantal Akerman (2015)
October 2, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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My journey through Chantal Akerman’s filmography continues. It is haunting to do this with the knowledge that she committed suicide almost to the day two...
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News from Home – Chantal Akerman (1977)
August 4, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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I’m slowly but surely diving more into Chantal Akerman’s filmography. I believe that her work contains a lot that I have been interested in throughout...
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Postcards from the Verge – Sebastian Mez (2017)
April 12, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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My, my, my…another strong arthouse film this year. And another one which is too good to be written about, if I’m honest. There are films which...
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