Films Your Face – Tsai Ming-liang (2018) September 23, 2019 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments When have you last looked at someone? I mean, really looked at someone, took your time to study every detail. I remember this marvellous shot... Read More
Research Straub-Huillet: what is film? July 11, 2017 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments Thanks to a very good and impressive collection of DVDs in my local library/cultural centre, I had the chance to discover the works of Jean-Marie... Read More
Films VoD platform A souvenir from Switzerland – Sorayos Prapapan (2016) March 24, 2017 by Nadin Mai 3 Comments !!! This films is available on tao films until 31 March 2017 !!! In 2015, Europe saw a huge influx of refugees from Syria, Somalia,... Read More
Films First thoughts on Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep (2014) December 10, 2014 by Nadin Mai 2 Comments This post will be no more than a few possibly unrelated thoughts on Ceylan's new film and its connection to slowness. Winter Sleep is so rich... Read More
Research The (in)significance of dialogue April 3, 2014 by Nadin Mai 6 Comments While adding a few paragraphs to my chapter on Lav Diaz's Death in the Land of Encantos (2007), it occurred to me that for some slow... Read More