Self-Portrait: Sphinx at 47km – Zhang Mengqi (2017)
Could it be that China currently has the single most promising output of contemporary Slow Cinema? I could, of course, be wrong. And yet it...
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Uzak – Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002)
September 23, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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One of the three films I recently bought with the support of my patrons is Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Uzak, a film from 2002 and, even though...
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Where are you going? – Zhengfan Yang (2016)
February 8, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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If the film's title were a question about the direction of the filmmaker, then I would respond to it with "higher and higher". Where Are You...
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Interview with Zhengfan Yang (Distant)
February 3, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Before I go ahead with more blog posts on the relation of Slow Cinema and Chinese painting, here’s a brief email interview with director Zhengfan...
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Literally Distant
November 9, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Sometimes you only have to be patient. Patience is a virtue, and without patience you can't endure a slow film. Or waiting for a slow film,...
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