Le passeur de temps – Sylviane Agacinski (2000)
More often than not, book flea markets are the best way to find gems that you might not find in book shops (anymore). Very old...
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Tag: history
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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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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Book review: Chantal Akerman, Passer la nuit – Corinne Rondeau (2017)
November 20, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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A small book at the bottom of a shelf that is overwhelmed with books on the big names of Hollywood; films, directors, actresses. There, somewhere...
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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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A pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on cinema
September 11, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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It's been almost a year that I have seen Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014), a film I remember was...
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Là-bas (Chantal Akerman, 2006)
August 5, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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Là-bas. Down there. Down there has many meanings in this film of Chantal Akerman, her first, last and only film set in Israel. Down there...
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Horse Money – Pedro Costa (2014)
April 18, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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It's kind of sad that you have to wait almost two years for a brilliant film to cross your way. I missed Pedro Costa's new...
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Havarie – Philip Scheffner (2016)
March 3, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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What does the word "havarie" actually stand for? Originally, it is linked to ships, speaking of accidents, emergencies, and shipwrecks. But we can draw the...
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Hele sa hiwagang hapis – Lav Diaz (2016)
February 18, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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Well, he did it again, and Lav Diaz's Berlinale entry Hele sa hiwagang hapis is, at the same time, his longest film since his nine-hour...
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