Unspoken Cinema

  The Art of Slow Filmmaking : How to make a masterpiece gracefully (YouTube) 13'26" (Cinora) 7 Nov 2025 "Instead of racing through production, how would it look if we took filmmaking at a graceful pace, intentionally?"

Dernière ajout à la page Bibliothèque (Library) sur Unspoken Cinema : "Il y aurait une sinité du plan-séquence chinois, une profonde interconnexion entre les traditions artistiques et philosophiques de la Chine et cette pratique cinématographique. Enraciné dans des concepts tels que le wuwei erwei et inspiré par l'esthétique du rouleau horizontal et du lavis. Le plan-séquence depuis ses débuts dans le cinéma chinois semble incarner une vision chinoise du temps et de l'espace. [..]" "On peut aisément avancer que le plan-séquence dans le cinéma chinois est le fruit d’une fraternité avec l’international slow cinema représenté par des réalisateurs asiatiques comme Apichatpong Weerasethakul ou Lav Diaz. Ainsi ce n’est pas une filiation avec un passé traditionnel mandarin qui expliquerait cette surprésence du plan-séquence dans le cinéma chinois de la sixième génération mais une connexion avec une mouvance actuel dans le cinéma asiatique. Lorsque l’on étudie le plan-...

  How Perfect Days Made Slow Cinema Important Again (YouTube) 5'16" (Prime Cinephile) 24 Nov 2025 "Perfect Days is a film that feels simple on the surface, but emotionally deep once you sit with it. In this video, we take a closer look at how Wim Wenders uses slow cinema to tell a quiet and meaningful story about routine, purpose and being present in life. We’ll explore Hirayama’s character, his daily rituals and how the film reveals who he is without heavy dialogue or dramatic events. We’ll also look at the cinematography, pacing, sound design and the emotional meaning behind the ending."

 Dernier ajout à la page Bibliothèque : "[..] Dans le cadre de ce travail d’analyse des structures du montage dans les films faisant appel aux plans de longue durée, il nous paraît fécond de proposer la notion plus réduite, moins ample et moins prescriptive, de cinéma de durée. Les films qui répondent à cette notion déploient une amplitude temporelle et une extension des plans qui enclenche une attention perceptive singulière, qui invite le regard à s’investir dans la durée étendue du plan, à se déplacer dans le cadre. La durée n’est pas ici synonyme de fixité, d’immobilisme, de pétrification ou de lenteur, mais davantage d’une extension spatiotemporelle à habiter. Ces plans sont souvent polarisés par une tension dialectique entre ce qui survient et ce qui insiste. Ce cinéma de durée offre souvent une poétique de l’insistance au sein de plans qui induisent des coalescences spatiotemporelles singulières dont il s’agit alors de faire l’expérience. Le cadre, tenu dans le temps sans ...

  Béla Tarr explored: The Turin Horse (2011) / Final Years (YouTube) 4'02" (Film Directors Explored) 2 Nov 2025 "In this documentary-style video essay analysis, we explore and review the film: The Turin Horse (2011), Béla Tarr’s apocalyptic, haunting, philosophical, and minimalist farewell to cinema. Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s final moments of compassion toward a beaten horse, and working with his long-time collaborators (László Krasznahorkai, Mihály Vig, Ágnes Hranitzky, Fred Kelemen, Erika Bók), Tarr delivers a powerful ending to one of the most uncompromising careers in slow cinema."

  How Kelly Reichardt Hijacked Hollywood (YouTube) 37'18" (Pompuous Unhelpful Nit) Nov 10th 2025

  The Enigma of Terrence Malick (YouTube) 19'20" (Auteur Cinema) Nov 1st 2025

  What Slow Films Teach Us About Life (YouTube) 4'17"  (Liminal Movie Project) 26 Oct 2025

 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: László Krasznahorkai  "The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”." NobelPrize.org László Krasznahorkai is the screenwriter of (among others): Damnation (1988) Sátántangó (1994) Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) The Man From London (2007) The Turin Horse (2011)

  La vision japonaise de l’espace : Ma, Yohaku no Bi et l’esthétique de la soustraction (YouTube) 11'06" (dans le Gris) 3 oct 2025 "Japanese Ways of Seeing Space: Ma, Yohaku no Bi, and Subtraction How do the Japanese see space differently? In our previous videos, we’ve explored these ideas separately, but bringing them together reveals their deeper connections and makes them clearer. In this video, we explore three key Japanese aesthetics that show why emptiness is never truly empty: Ma, the interval that gives shape to experience; Yohaku no Bi, the beauty of blankness; and Hikizan no Bigaku, the aesthetics of subtraction. From Zen gardens and tea rooms to minimalist architecture and even Muji products, these concepts reveal how space itself can carry meaning, presence, and depth. In a world that often rushes to fill every gap, Japanese aesthetics remind us that what is left open can be just as powerful as what is present." Also on Unspoken Cinema: Ma: Contemplative...

  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."