The Tree – André Gil Mata (2018)
Tarkovskian. Tarr-esque. Filmind. André Gil Mata’s The Tree had me thinking a lot, had me admire what I saw and had me marvel over the...
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Tag: Daniel Frampton
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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The weeping meadow – Theo Angelopoulos (2004)
October 12, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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It took me much longer than usual to write my new blog post, which is primarily down to health reasons. An inflamed elbow could, in...
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The filmind in Andrei Tarkovsky’s Zerkalo
December 19, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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What follows are bits and pieces from an article I drafted six years ago about the Andrei Tarkovsky's Zerkalo and Daniel Frampton's filmind. At the time, I...
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Tremor – Annik Leroy (2017)
August 16, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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It was in the French national paper Libération that I first came across the work of Annik Leroy. I added a note to myself and thought...
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Los Ausentes – Nicolas Pereda (2014)
June 9, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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Knowing Nicolas Pereda's early work, I'd be inclined to say that his medium long film Los Ausentes marks a new era in his filmmaking. The trailer...
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Book Review: Das Innen im Außen – Bernhard Hetzenauer (2013)
January 8, 2015
by Nadin Mai
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Bernhard Hentzenauer's book on Béla Tarr, Das Innen im Aussen: Béla Tarr, Jacques Lacan und der Blick, makes me glad that I'm a German native,...
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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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