Year in Review 2021
On 31 December 2020, in the evening, I went to bed. For the first time in my (adult) life, I didn’t stay up until midnight...
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Tag: Mexico
Fauna – Nicolas Pereda (2020)
May 19, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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There is something about the films of Nicolas Pereda, which I particularly like, even though I do not know (nor do I fully understand) why....
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Los Ausentes – Nicolas Pereda (2014)
June 9, 2016
by Nadin Mai
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Knowing Nicolas Pereda’s early work, I’d be inclined to say that his medium long film Los Ausentes marks a new era in his filmmaking. The trailer...
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Malaventura – Michel Lipkes (2011)
November 22, 2015
by Nadin Mai
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The last day in the life of an elderly man – this is the entire premise of Michel Lipkes’ wonderful debut feature. Once more, I...
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Perpetuum Mobile – Nicolas Pereda (2009)
July 8, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Boredom – this word could be considered as a one-word summary of Nicolas Pereda’s Perpetuum Mobile (2009). Not so much of the viewer’s state. Personally,...
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Interview with Yulene Olaizola (Fogo)
July 7, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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My thanks goes out to Yulene Olaizola, who has kindly agreed to this brief email interview. Her film Fogo (2012) is a fascinating portrait of...
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Day 20 – Interview with the Earth (Pereda)
December 20, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Quite a while ago, I watched Summer of Goliath (2010) by Nicolas Pereda, a hugely interesting slow-film director from Mexico. Pereda is not only interesting because...
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Day 6 – Colossal Youth (Costa)
December 6, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I'm back on the European continent, after having made (film) trips to Mexico, the Philippines and China. I'm in Portugal this time, the home ....
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Day 2 – Alamar (Gonzales-Rubio)
December 2, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I stick to slow films that make me sea sick. Vivan las Antipodas was the first film, but obviously not the last one to confuse my...
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