Slow Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema)

Slow Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema)

In the context of a frantic world that celebrates instantaneity and speed, a number of cinemas steeped in contemplation, silence and duration have garnered significant critical attention in recent years, thus resonating with a larger sociocultural movement whose aim is to rescue extended temporal structures from the accelerated tempo of late-capitalism. Although not part of a structured film movement, directors such as Carlos Reygadas, Tsai Ming-liang, BÃ©la Tarr, Pedro Costa and Kelly Reichardt have been largely subsumed under the term 'slow cinema'. But what exactly is slow cinema? Is it a strictly recent phenomenon or an overarching cinematic tradition? And how exactly do slow cinemas interrelate on an aesthetic, technical and political level?

Deploying the concept of slowness as an umbrella category under which filmmakers and traditions from different historical and geographical backgrounds can fruitfully converge, this innovative collection of essays interrogates and expands the frameworks that have generally informed slow cinema debates. Repositioning the term in a broader theoretical space, the book combines an array of fine-grained studies that will provide valuable insight into the notion of slowness in the cinema, while mapping out past and contemporary slow films across the globe.
Country USA
Brand Edinburgh University Press
Manufacturer Edinburgh University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780748696048
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Edinburgh University Press
Manufacturer	Edinburgh University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780748696048
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Slow Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema)

You might also like...