El Cielo, la Tierra y la Lluvia – José Luis Torres Leiva (2008)
I think (although I could be wrong) that this post is a premiere, as it is probably the first post about a slow film from Chile on this blog. It does make me proud a…
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The Woman Who Left – Lav Diaz (2016)
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 a bit behind with those films now, as things have…
Centaur – Aleksandra Niemczyk (2016)
!!! This film is now available on tao films until 30 March 2017 !!! I rarely come across a film, which stuns me through its very first frame. The minute Aleksandra Niemczyk’s film Centaur opened, I…
Day 6 – Colossal Youth (Costa)
I’m back on the European continent, after having made (film) trips to Mexico, the Philippines and China. I’m in Portugal this time, the home of filmmaker Pedro Costa. It is only the second of his…
From Painting to Drawing?
I have to admit that it sounds odd to bring drawing into my research. I have long argued that painting is the most appropriate art form some slow films can be compared to. Things have…