Til madness do us part – Wang Bing (2013)
It was difficult to find time for writing another review. I have been asked to write an essay on Wang Bing for Thessaloniki International Film...
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Tag: documentary
A Yangtze Landscape – Xu Xin (2017)
February 21, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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There are films, which I'm grateful for. Grateful for being able to watch them, grateful for being able to write about them. Grateful for being...
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Year 2018 in review
December 28, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Here we are again. Another year comes to an end. It’s not easy to look back at 2018, which began with a complete breakdown of...
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Dead Souls – Wang Bing (2018)
December 6, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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It seems as though Chinese director Wang Bing gets better and better. Each film improves on the previous one, and with this I don't mean...
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Elsewhere – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2000)
September 27, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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I have one specific sequence in my head, and what it shows and what is said doesn't get any weaker with time. An elderly tribes...
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Almost There – Jacqueline Zünd (2016)
September 17, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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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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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Slow Short Film Festival – Full Programme
July 26, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Last year, the very first edition of the Slow Short Film Festival took place in Mayfield, England. It was a first, to me in any...
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Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2011)
July 6, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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The first time I came across the work of Nikolaus Geyrhalter was when I watched his absolutely superb Homo Sapiens, which was so rich, so affective...
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Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010)
May 14, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Anonymity and intimacy - these two characteristics work hand in hand in Wang Bing's Man With No Name (2010), which is a mere glimpse of the...
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