Fauna – Nicolas Pereda (2020)
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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Tag: Nicolas Pereda
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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Death Time
April 2, 2015
by Nadin Mai
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Oh yes, a cheery title for this blog post. I apologise. But this only comes because of an email I received from one of my...
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The Art(s) of Slow Cinema in Locarno
July 26, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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A brief post to say that I will be traveling to this year’s Locarno Film Festival. The line-up looks great, and I’m hoping to catch...
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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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Fogo – Yulene Olaizola (2012)
June 14, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Have I ever mentioned that I love my "job"? It makes me really happy to discover all those talented, yet unknown directors from all over...
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Interview with Michela Occhipinti
March 14, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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In 2010, filmmaker Michela Occhipinti made the brilliant and yet subtle slow film Letters from the Desert – Eulogy to Slowness. I have reviewed the film...
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Death in the Land of Encantos – Lav Diaz (2007)
March 5, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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I believe that I keep mentioning this film, but I have never really made a proper (blog) case out of it. So let's go into...
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Slow Cinema in the News (February 2014)
February 26, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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This blog goes from strength to strength thanks to my readers. The views are now beyond the 10k benchmark, and I have readers from all...
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Day 24 – Surprise (me)
December 24, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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I finish this year’s advent calendar with a self-experiment in slow-filmmaking. It’s one thing to watch slow films all the time. But as I was...
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