Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016)
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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Tag: death
Pripyat – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (1999)
August 9, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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A woman is walking through a dead landscape. Nature has taken over what Man has built. It's wilderness we see. "These wild apples grew after...
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El Cielo, la Tierra y la Lluvia – José Luis Torres Leiva (2008)
June 15, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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...
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The Sacrifice – Andrei Tarkovsky (1986)
March 19, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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"Humanity is on the wrong road." Andrei Tarkovsky's ultimate film, The Sacrifice, released in the year of the director's death, is perhaps one of his bleakest...
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Phantom Islands – Rouzbeh Rashidi (2018)
February 21, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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What happens if you plan to write a post on a film that you have been sent to, but find yourself at a loss for...
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Their Remaining Journey – John Clang (2018)
February 4, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Their remaining journey... My journey. Your journey. Our journey. John Clang's debut feature is one of those films that won't let me go for a...
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Year 2017 in review
December 27, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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I'm not someone who likes lists, all sorts of The best films..., The worst films... etc I never saw a point of social media getting obsessed with...
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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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Mrs Fang – Wang Bing (2017)
August 17, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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The winner of the Pardo D'oro at this year's Locarno Film Festival, and a brave decision of the festival jury headed by Olivier Assayas, if...
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Osmosis – Nasos Karabelas (2016)
March 2, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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!!! This film is available on tao films until the end of March 2017 !!! And there he stands, a ruin forgotten by everyone –...
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