Red Moon Tide – Lois Patino (2019)
The moon is a monster, it devours time. Rubio. A fisherman. He loved the sea, he loved the freedom when heading out with his boat....
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Tag: movement
Lisandro Alonso – Adrien-Gabriel Bouché (2020)
April 20, 2020
by Nadin Mai
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It’s been six years that Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso released a film. In 2014, he released Jauja, which, when I saw it, I considered as...
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Walden – Daniel Zimmermann (2018)
June 17, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Not so long ago, I picked up Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden. Published in the middle of the 19th century, it is now something of...
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An Elephant Sitting Still – Hu Bo (2018)
January 30, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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There are good films. There are bad films. There are exciting films, awesome films, overwhelming films. There are also underwhelming films, those that are total...
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Kaili Blues – Bi Gan (2015)
January 24, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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It is impossible to retain a past thought, to seize a future thought, and even to hold onto a present thought. There couldn’t be a...
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Le passeur de temps – Sylviane Agacinski (2000)
October 18, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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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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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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24 Frames – Abbas Kiarostami (2017)
August 22, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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One of the defining characteristics of Slow Cinema is that quite a number of films, in particular experimental films, question the difference between photography and...
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Visitor – Sebastian Cordes (2018)
March 12, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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“It is said that man has always wandered. Out of need or curiosity, across deserts and oceans.” This is how the new feature film by...
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The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit (2016)
January 5, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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I believe this is the first animation film that I’m mentioning on this blog. I haven’t heard a lot about slow animation before, nor am...
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