The Art(s) of Slow Cinema – The Arts of (Slow) Cinema

A sense of an ending

June 18, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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It is with a very heart that I announce that I will take an indefinite break from writing here on The Art(s) of Slow Cinema....

Films

Burial – Emilija Škarnulytė (2022)

May 11, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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When I saw Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s superb documentary Homo Sapiens, I reflected upon the legacy we, Homo sapiens, would leave behind. Our legacy isn’t as magnificent...

Films

Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund (2022)

March 17, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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There was a moment in Ruben Östlund’s new film Triangle of Sadness when I needed to get up and walk around. It felt as though...

Films

Matter out of Place – Nikolaus Geyrhalter (2022)

March 10, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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The ocean. Clear blue-turquoise water. A beautiful beach, sand whose softness one can feel by simply looking at it. A palm tree. It’s quiet, it’s...

Misc

Searching

February 3, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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It’s interesting to see how things develop. In my last post, I spoke about resonance. A lot of it was based on Hartmut Rosa’s book...

Misc Research

Resonance

January 3, 2023

by Nadin Mai

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I have often been asked how I got interested in Slow Cinema, how I was able to distinguish slow films from other arthouse films. I...

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Burnout

October 31, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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I don’t quite know how to start this post. Only two weeks ago, I shipped the first copies of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema – The 10th...

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A new beginning

June 4, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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Ten years ago, I began to write articles on cinema. The word ‘article’ is perhaps not entirely correct. I tried to put words to some...

Films

Mariupolis – Mantas Kvedaravicius (2016)

May 1, 2022

by Nadin Mai

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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, a lot of questions were running around in my head. Some questions were existential, they were linked to what...

Films