Tag: Laila Pakalnina

Present Tense – Time and Duration in Contemporary Contemplative Cinema

April 30, 2021

by Nadin Mai

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As I’m recovering (slowly, very slowly) from the intense beginning of the year, which involved publishing a book, writing a book chapter for a Spanish-language...

Films

Spoon – Laila Pakalnina (2019)

January 23, 2020

by Nadin Mai

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Before I say a single word about Laila Pakalnina’s new film Spoon (2019), I need to thank Elina Reitere and the Latvian Film Institute, who...

Films

Ausma – Laila Pakalnina (2015)

October 8, 2019

by Nadin Mai

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How does one handle a film, which so strikingly resembles human memory, in particular traumatic memory? The Baltic states have had a tumultuous history, most...