Unspoken Cinema

  Latest addition to the Library page :  "The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa is the most complete treatment of his work, exploring Costa's feature films from Blood to Vitalina Varela, and from the documentaries to the short films, museum exhibitions, and the forthcoming Daughters of Fire. Authors James Naremore and Darlene J. Sadlier situate Costa within the history and culture of Portugal, at the same time providing insightful close readings and stylistic analysis of the films. Their work explores the unusual features of his artistry and illuminates his unique contribution to cinema." The Haunted Cinema of Pedro Costa  ; 2025 ; Naremore/Sadlier

"For this episode, Neil and Dario were in the room together for the first time in a while and what an occasion it was. David Lowery's modern masterpiece A Ghost Story is one of Dario's favourite films of recent years and Neil was experiencing it for the first time.  The result was an overwhelmingly emotional evening for the hosts (particularly Neil who struggled to hold it together) and the majority of the large audience - the beauty of the shared experience feels palpable on the tape, and we hope it transmits to listeners." A Ghost Story  podcast by the Cinematologists (on  substack ) 1h17' A live introduction to the film to an audience of students at Falmouth University in Brighton and the post-screening Q&A in 2018, contextualised by a more recent podcast discussion.

  Embracing Slowness and the Art of Slow Living (YouTube) 11'12" (John's Studio Notebook) 25 sept 2025 "The idea of Slowness and Slow Living has been on my mind a lot lately. This video was inspired by participating in some events at the Slow Film Festival in London with the brilliant filmmaker John Smith. John's film, Home Suite is a perfect example of Slow Cinema with its attention to the fine details in the filmmaker's domestic environment - a 90 minute film that is composed of just 4 shots (and one of those was an accident). The formal idea of a Slow Movement is said to have arisen in Italy in 1986 with Slow Food as a protest in response to a McDonald's opening in Piazza di Spagna. Italy is still at the centre of the Slow Movement."

Qu’est-ce que l’espace négatif ? Pourquoi il est important en art, design et photographie (YouTube) 9'31" (Dans le gris) 7 sept 2025  "What is negative space in art, design, and photography? In this video, you’ll learn how artists and designers use negative space to create balance, guide attention, and add hidden meaning. From logos and posters to photography and Japanese aesthetics, you’ll see why empty space is never just background. It is an active part of design. We’ll explore examples from Saul Bass, Shigeo Fukuda, Henri Matisse, and Shoji Ueda, and connect negative space to the Japanese concept of Ma (間). Discover how negative space brings clarity, emotion, and even powerful illusions across different art forms and cultures."

Dernier article ajouté à la page Bibliothèque d'Unspoken Cinema : "Cette publication propose l’analyse du film Samsara du réalisateur espagnol Lois Patiño, une œuvre pouvant être rattachée à la catégorie du Slow Cinema, tant par son esthétique visuelle et sonore qu’à travers la perception spectatorielle qui en découle. En explorant l’ensemble des thèmes que ce film propose, nous aspirons ici à enrichir notre compréhension des liens entre le cinéma, la santé mentale et notre perception du monde qui nous entoure. Le cas particulier que représente ce film sera d’abord mis en lumière par un entretien réalisé avec le cinéaste. La réception postprojection de Samsara sera ensuite examinée par la retranscription d'un échange qui a eu lieu lors du Festival du nouveau cinéma entre des spectateurs qui venaient de découvrir le film et trois neuroscientifiques spécialisées dans l’impact de la forme cinématographique sur le cerveau et les émotions humaines: Isabelle Raynauld, Sarah Lip...

  You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why. (YouTube) 5'49" (Harvard Business Review) 26 aug 2025 "Boredom isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks explains why boredom unlocks creativity, activates a powerful brain network, and might even protect you from depression. Learn how the mind wanders—and why that’s a very good thing."

Le brâme du cerf (Slow TV) sur France Télévision, en direct et en replay. "Plongez au cœur de l'Espace Rambouillet et laissez-vous surprendre par le brame du cerf. Pendant trois semaines (depuis le 8 septembre 2025), France 3 Paris Île-de-France déploie sept caméras pour vous offrir une Slow TV inédite, 24 heures sur 24, où chaque souffle du vent, chaque murmure des feuilles et chaque cri du cerf devient une invitation à ralentir et à respirer loin du tumulte urbain." "Derrière votre écran, installez-vous comme si vous étiez tapis derrière un arbre. Vous voici au cœur de l'Espace Rambouillet, une réserve naturelle créée il y a plus de cinquante ans pour mieux comprendre la forêt et ses grands animaux sauvages. La vie s’y rythme au son de ce chant sauvage. Le brame du cerf, c’est l’irruption du sauvage dans notre quotidien. Une respiration brute dans un environnement où le temps ralentit.  Ce programme est une invitation à se reconnecter à une nature qui ne se ra...

  Rencontre avec Albert Serra // "Tardes de la soledad" (9/09/2025) (YouTube) 1h48' (Boutique Potemkine) 16 sept 2025

  an elephant sitting still (2018): framing oppression (YouTube) 6'04" (24 frames) 6 june 2021

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164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader (YouTube) 46'05"  (Graham Culbertson) 25 august 2025 "In normal cinema, the goal of the director is to control the audience, to direct their gaze, to dictate their emotions. What does it mean when directors make movies where the audience is allowed to decide what the film means to them? Legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader (screenwriter of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull; director of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and First Reformed) ,  joins me to discuss his book Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer and the democratic nature of slow cinema."

"Les films sont plus harmonieux que la vie, Alphonse. Il n’y a pas d’embouteillages dans les films. Il n’y a pas de temps morts. Les films avancent comme des trains, tu comprends, comme des trains la nuit… " François Truffaut (jouant le réalisateur dans La Nuit américaine ; 1973) à Jean-Pierre Léaud (jouant le jeune premier) Truffaut ne connaissait pas les films contemplatifs à l'époque.

  visual essay: Bi Gan's Lucid Dream (YouTube) 5'22" (Olivia) 14 jan 2022

latest addition to the Library page: “Rejecting ‘slow’ as disparaging, Harry Tuttle’s Unspoken Cinema proposes ‘contemporary contemplative cinema.’ Comprised of thirty-four single-take tracking shots in a 126-minute running time, The Tribe employs the contemplative, durational aesthetics commonly associated with slow cinema. Slow cinema circulates within a specific cultural and economic sphere enabled by international film festivals, where its long takes and resistance to conventional narrative foster heightened spectatorial awareness. Rather than passively absorbing story, the viewer is drawn into a realm where reality appears in excess of signification, approaching but never fully yielding meaning. This sustained distance invites an ethical gaze, compelling spectators to look, to regard, and to take care of what they see.” Ursula M. Grisham ;  Violence and Aesthetics of Awe -- Looking at Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi's The Tribe  ; 2018 / UK