Ancient Soul – Alvaro Gurrea (2021)
I am often amazed at the films that are being made across the world. They can be so simple and yet so powerful. Slow films,...
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Tag: West of the Tracks
Wang Bing – The walking eye (2021)
May 11, 2021
by Nadin Mai
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I wished it was me who had the idea for this brilliant title. Sadly, I only managed to use “the camera as eye” at some...
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2019 – The Year in Review
December 10, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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Another year comes to an end and perhaps you’re as tired of “end of year” lists as I am. Every December (and increasingly every November),...
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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...
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Wang Bing – Un geste documentaire de notre temps (Antony Fiant, 2019)
June 7, 2019
by Nadin Mai
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It's been quite a while since I have reviewed a book. This was primarily down to my not finding the right ones, or my waiting...
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Man With No Name – Wang Bing (2010)
May 14, 2018
by Nadin Mai
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Anonymity and intimacy - these two characteristics work hand in hand in Wang Bing's Man With No Name (2010), which is a mere glimpse of the...
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Year 2017 in review
December 27, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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I'm not someone who likes lists, all sorts of The best films..., The worst films... etc I never saw a point of social media getting obsessed with...
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Three Sisters – Wang Bing (2012)
December 11, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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I become more and more a fan of Wang Bing. I'm making my way through his filmography in a random order, which is a shame,...
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Mrs Fang – Wang Bing (2017)
August 17, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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The winner of the Pardo D'oro at this year's Locarno Film Festival, and a brave decision of the festival jury headed by Olivier Assayas, if...
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Bitter Money – Wang Bing (2016)
June 14, 2017
by Nadin Mai
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I don't know whether it's only my perception of it or whether there is indeed a real surge of interest in the films of Wang...
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