tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353482382024-03-15T09:19:28.487+01:00Unspoken CinemaContemporary Contemplative CinemaBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.comBlogger688125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-40344672178365845542024-02-20T09:00:00.001+01:002024-02-20T09:00:00.143+01:00RAIN (Julie Volkmann) RAIN A Contemplative Film by Julie Volkmann (YouTube) 14'40"WayMaking Artist JulieV (27 Sept 2021)This contemplative film might be referred to as an experimental film. It could just as easily be called a chance composition. Yet others would deem it a non-narrative film. My friend and fellow Goddard alum, Brenda Bowyer, conceived of a chance methodology for the creation of new art work, BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-69256753119341885822024-02-19T15:56:00.002+01:002024-02-19T15:56:12.717+01:00Alternative Narratives (Tsai Ming-liang) Alternative Narratives: Art as Articulated by Tsai Ming-liang (YouTube) 1h43'Berlinale Talents 2024 - 18 Feb 2024In the three decades since his feature debut, 1992’s "Rebels of the Neon God," Tsai Ming-liang has turned into one of the most idiosyncratic and original directors working today. With their long takes and still compositions, his films stretch the limit of minimalism, and BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-80169010100797387882024-01-30T08:00:00.001+01:002024-01-30T08:00:00.136+01:00In Praise of Slowness (Hicham Gardaf) Berlinale 2024 In Praise of Slowness (YouTube) 1'12"Hicham Gardaf (26 Jan 2024) Berlinale - Berlin International Film FestivalBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-45770907492894720332024-01-28T21:58:00.001+01:002024-01-28T22:03:31.425+01:00My World Poll 2023 (at Senses of Cinema)My top10 favourite films released in France in 2023 in alphabetical order (published at Senses of Cinema issue #108 / January 2024)Bên trong vo kén vàng (Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, Phạm Thiên Ân, 2023)Cerrar los ojos (Close your eyes, Victor Erice, 2023)De Humani Corporis Fabrica (Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2022)Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka (The Boy and BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-50087791222773976542024-01-26T18:38:00.006+01:002024-01-27T00:56:34.631+01:00La place des contemplatifs (Mathieu Brelu-Brelu) FRANCAIS La place des contemplatifs (YouTube) 16'19"Mathieu Brelu-Brelu (14 jan 2024) FRANCAISBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-78845262114688763252024-01-25T11:27:00.000+01:002024-01-25T11:27:52.051+01:00otros modos de percibir el tiempo: Sátántangó (Atherion) video essay ESPAÑOL otros modos de percibir el tiempo: Sátántangó (YouTube) 12'41"Atherion (15 Jan 2021) ESPAÑOLBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-44925291494758283202024-01-20T16:26:00.002+01:002024-01-20T16:26:37.577+01:00In Praise of Long Takes (Auteur Cinema) In Praise of Long Takes (YouTube) 9'16"Auteur Cinema (14 Jan 2024)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-20064002589490461562024-01-18T08:00:00.001+01:002024-01-18T08:00:00.125+01:00Eureka (Lisandro Alonso) capsule by Peter Bradshaw PETER BRADSHOW reviews EUREKA (YouTube) 4'37"Peter Bradshaw (17 Jan 2024)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-5843710200217998682024-01-17T22:10:00.000+01:002024-01-17T22:10:12.980+01:00Minimalism, location & mute narrative (Nadin Mai)"[..] Yet, all too often, the attention on Slow Cinema stops exactly there, however; the use of long‐takes, or its relative slowness. The danger with this, and indeed with using the term Slow Cinema is that it limits the view on the phenomenon. It focuses almost exclusively on time in film; a debate which is usually aimed at opposing popular film and art cinema. This view BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-58340650958852842062024-01-14T23:30:00.001+01:002024-01-14T23:30:18.059+01:00Perfect Days (Wenders) review It's by the sound, from the street, of a traditional twig broom brushing away leaves from the pavement at dawn that this man awakens. He methodically folds back his futon and duvet in his neat tatami room, gently puts away the book he abandonned last night next to his reading glasses... He walks downstairs to brush his teeth and climbs back upstairs with a water sprayer to water his plants BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-60634231490092302582024-01-07T16:56:00.003+01:002024-01-07T16:56:39.141+01:00The Future of Cinema is Slow (FilmFourAll) The Future of Cinema is Slow (YouTube) 12'02"FilmFourAll (1st Jan 2024)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-2592860322121581872024-01-05T21:57:00.003+01:002024-01-06T00:02:16.864+01:00Menus-Plaisirs (Wiseman) reviewMenus-Plaisirs : Les Troisgros (2023) Frederick WISEMANWhat you ought to know prior to watching this filmThe less information about this film, the more surprises the slow-burn discovery will get you, each step of the way. The faces of these chefs might not be familiar at first, but they’ll gradually grow on you… until you’re part of the family by the end.You might want to save a good moment of BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-36515342798456513752023-12-31T16:41:00.001+01:002024-01-03T21:26:13.518+01:00Comparative Duration in WISEMAN's oeuvre See also at Unspoken Cinema:Comparative Duration in WANG Bing's oeuvreComparative Duration in Lav DIAZ's oeuvreLav Diaz Run TimeAverage Shot Length in CCCBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-80687004201338927212023-12-30T08:00:00.007+01:002023-12-30T08:00:00.238+01:00moments of ma (Gina Lim) moments of ma. | vlog | cineprint16 (YouTube) 1'56"Gina Lim (26 Dec 2023)View also on Unspoken Cinema:"Ma" in Japanese Cinema (Hamaguchi)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-60959712098552409032023-12-29T16:35:00.000+01:002023-12-29T16:35:31.849+01:00Guide to zen (Robert Waldinger) Harvard professor’s 6-step guide to zen | Robert Waldinger (YouTube) 8'18"Big Think (29 Dec 2023)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-36907621510454347422023-12-26T10:00:00.001+01:002023-12-26T10:00:00.134+01:00First Impressions: Sátántangó (Rational Ryan) First Impressions: Sátántangó (YouTube) 8'02"Rational Ryan (23 Feb 2021)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-89938663360799315062023-12-25T22:24:00.000+01:002023-12-25T22:24:12.833+01:00Sátántangó - Closing The Circle (The STACKS) Sátántangó - Closing The Circle (YouTube) 1h01'17"The STACKS (15 Nov 2022)There's much more to Sátántangó than its length. This faithful adaptation of László Krasznahorkai's novel is both literary in scope and cinematic in expression. In this video, Stephen explores its ideas and repetitions, contextualising it inside of the filmmaker's wider filmography. Written and recorded by BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-16014363364314136722023-12-23T11:17:00.001+01:002023-12-23T11:17:22.918+01:00Honorary Award for Béla Tarr (EFA2023) European Film Awards 2023 Honorary Award: Béla Tarr (YouTube) 11'49"La Chambre Verte (10 dec 2023)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-29949811238633183722023-12-20T22:01:00.000+01:002023-12-20T22:01:02.579+01:00CCC FAQ #11 : What if I am lost on the Unspoken Cinema blog?Contemporary Contemplative Cinema Frequently Asked Questions #11:What if I am lost on the Unspoken Cinema blog ?No worries. Follow this simple guide. Unspoken Cinema is a blog dedicated to the studies of the Contemplative Cinema aesthetics. I post my thoughts on Contemplative Cinema, my researches and findings, some film reviews or interviews of mine. Also I cite other authors speaking about it, BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-29923632160548699672023-12-18T22:19:00.006+01:002023-12-18T22:19:53.270+01:00Béla Tarr's interview (New Translation) "I don't let them to play" Interview with Béla Tarr (ART IS NICE S04, E04) (YouTube) 7'11"New Translation (23 oct 2023)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-792880988331230982023-12-13T14:01:00.002+01:002023-12-13T14:01:26.071+01:00The Stoic Breeze (Tomas Gold)
The Stoic Breeze - Film from Tomas Gold on Vimeo. 24 March 2022 BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-55487003165344404942023-12-10T16:33:00.005+01:002023-12-10T16:33:52.396+01:00A Focus on Slice of Life Films 3 (Vamshi Ohgs) A Focus on "Slice of Life" Films - VOLUME: III (YouTube) 19'56"Vamshi Ohgs (10 dec 2023)on Hirokazu KORE-EDASee also the 2 previous episodes :Slice of Life Films (Vamshi Ohgs) on Ozu & Edward YangBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-8014878759725748292023-12-08T08:30:00.001+01:002023-12-08T08:30:00.249+01:00WANG Bing on Youth (Spring) Cannes 2023: Meet director Wang Bing who talks about his film 'Youth (Spring)' (YouTube) 8'22"Unifrance (31 May 2023)ENGLISH SubtitlesBenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-43743172542396178992023-12-07T21:45:00.003+01:002023-12-07T21:45:44.843+01:00Masterclass 2020 Amat Escalante (Español) Amat Escalante | MASTERCLASS 2020 (YouTube) 1h59'Escuela Superior de Cine | ESCINE (14 May 2020)BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35348238.post-8337725650131149392023-12-05T21:42:00.018+01:002023-12-08T17:44:10.304+01:00SLOW AWARDS (James' Fault line)Almost 14 years since the eruption of the "Slow Cinema" controversy, by Nick James (no longer editor in chief since 2019) at Sight&Sound. Do you remember? (as a reminder, see Slow films, easy life, my most viewed and cited article to date)... let's take a look at the situation a decade and a half down the line. The film that sparked James' pouting was Bal / Honey (2010 by Kaplanoglu), which BenoitRouillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525748892885946674noreply@blogger.com0