Homo Sapiens – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2016)
Who, or maybe what, is Homo Sapiens? Wise man, they say. But is Homo Sapiens just that? Does Homo Sapiens stand entirely for the human...
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Tag: Andrei Tarkovsky
Norte – Lav Diaz (2013)
March 4, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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A couple of months ago, I have posted initial thoughts on Diaz's new film Norte The End of History. I received a link for an online...
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Day 24 – Surprise (me)
December 24, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I finish this year’s advent calendar with a self-experiment in slow-filmmaking. It’s one thing to watch slow films all the time. But as I was...
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Day 12 – The Sacrifice (Tarkovsky)
December 12, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It's halftime, so perhaps it's a good idea to focus on a classic today. It feels odd writing about Tarkovsky, because he has never been...
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A Gap Between Generations
April 4, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I went to the PG Study Day at St. Andrews University yesterday and gave a paper, which aimed to reason why slow films cannot evoke...
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