Unspoken Cinema

Latest addition to the Library page at Unspoken Cinema: Abstract: "Entering the debate of urban imaginaries created by the cinematographic language, we seek to discuss the relationship between urban films of the Slow Cinemas trend and the discourse of “slow urban experience” that is built through this production. To this end, we chose to approach the principles of slowness that this trend incorporates with the existing debates in urban studies that theorize about “slow” practices in the city space as an experience of resistance to the commodification of urban life. The objective is to contribute to the debates on the historical formation of the image of the contemporary city, proposing to discuss the plural character that one has on the representations of city living, intersecting knowledge from the field of art, culture and urban studies. The hypothesis is that, through the city-cinema-spectator relationship, the slowness transcribed by the mobility of bodies in Slow Cinemas sca...

  (Vidéo par Olivier Gilbert) Read also on Unspoken Cinema: Slow films, easy life (Sight&Sound) Slowish Obsession, ter

Ce matin pour sa chronique "Le Pas de côté", la neuroscientifique Sylvie Chokron nous fait un éloge de la lenteur. "Nous sommes dans l’ère du trop. Trop d’informations disponibles, trop d’amis virtuels, trop de groupes whatsapp, trop de tâches que nous avons l’illusion de pouvoir réaliser en parallèle, et surtout tout va beaucoup trop vite. Notre cerveau s’est déjà modifié puisque nous ne supportons plus ni d’attendre ni même d’écouter les gens parler à une vitesse normale. Les jeunes écoutent leurs cours et leurs messages à un débit 1,5 ou 2 fois plus vite que la normale et ne supportent plus d’écouter quelqu’un parler à une vitesse normale. Et cela ne s’arrange pas vraiment avec les IA génératives qui mettent entre 1 et 5 secondes pour répondre à l’une de nos requêtes standards. Saviez-vous Ali que des startups se sont montées pour nous éviter de faire la queue et d’attendre ? A New York, une société pionnière du genre vous propose que quelqu’un fasse la queue pour vou...

QuietMovies "We believe that slow cinema is not a niche — it is a necessity. Our mission is to help people discover, appreciate, and benefit from contemplative films. Whether you are seeking relief from anxiety, deeper artistic experiences, or simply a quieter way to spend an evening, we curate the world's most calming and meditative cinema in one place. We do not believe slow means boring. The films we champion reward patience with beauty, depth, and emotional resonance that fast-paced cinema cannot achieve." The Quiet Canon : "The definitive collection of contemplative cinema. Films that trade spectacle for stillness, noise for nuance, speed for soul.  The Canon features over 100 essential slow cinema films spanning eight decades and dozens of countries. Every film is rated for stillness, beauty, emotional depth, and accessibility to help you choose your next watch."

Latest addition to the Library page on Unspoken Cinema: "Slowness as an alternative cinematic style Slowness in cinema is linked to a certain aesthetic current characterised by stillness, slowness, and silence. What is often seen as a dwelling on the visual and aural qualities of the landscape in a film may, in fact, reflect the cinematic vision, the technical or aesthetic preferences of a given director (deLuca and Barradas Jorge 2016). As Clara orban suggests, 'Like its culinary counterpart, Slow Food, slow cinema has become a way of watching the world go by more slowly, a mindful approach to moving images' (2021, 1). This 'mindful approach' reflects the stylistic and aesthetic preferences of individual directors. How is then the aesthetics of slowness materrialised? Are there any common features that appear in most slow films? In what follows, I will try to examine these features by highlighting how slow cinema is seen as an alternative cinematic practice that ...

Cinéastes contemplatifs (ou non) cités dans le corpus de ces 20 publications sur le sujet (exclusif) du Cinéma Contemplatif, Slow Cinema ou Cinéma Soustractif, entre 2004 et 2027. En violet, les auteurs attribués au Cinéma Contemplatif. En rouge, les autres auteurs (uniquements reconnus par le Slow CInema). 6 livres de plus que dans mon dernier post (en anglais) de 2024 . Et un "consensus" allant jusqu'à 15 citations pour 2 cinéastes (Béla Tarr et Tsai Ming Liang) sur un corpus de 20 livres, soit 75% seulement. Une belle courbe parabolique avec une longue traîne (cf. Chris Anderson) pour les auteurs cités une seule fois : peu d'auteurs font consensus, et beaucoup n'apparaissent que dans un seul livre.   Voici le détail des citations par livre. Les noms en vert sont les auteurs majeurs récurrants sur Unspoken Cinema. Les noms en rouge n'appartiennent pas au CCC, précurseurs ou pas assez contemplatif, ils ne sont reconnus que par les "Slow Cinemas". On...

Derrière les programmes de Slow TV diffusés sur France Télévisions, il y a une maison de production : Eden. Fondée sur une culture de l'expérimentation, Eden a été l'une des premières sociétés françaises à s'emparer du format, bien avant que la lenteur ne devienne un argument éditorial. Tokyo Reverse (2014), Slow Moscou (2015), Le Brame du cerf (2025-26), Les Grandes Marées du Mont-Saint-Michel (2025) — autant de programmes qui témoignent d'une ligne éditoriale cohérente : sortir des codes narratifs habituels, faire confiance à l'image, laisser de la place au spectateur. Nous avons posé à leur équipe quelques questions sur leur vision de la télévision contemplative, sur les usages réels du public, et sur l'avenir d'un genre qui n'en est, en France, qu'à ses débuts. (Cet entretien par email a été réalisé le 10 septembre 2026) Photo © Eden UNSPOKEN CINEMA : Bonjour, merci d’accepter de répondre à ces quelques questions. Votre société Eden a produit...

Réalisé par Nicolas Sallé Une production ICI Paris Île-de-France / Eden. (Grégoire Olivereau) Plongez au coeur de la forêt de Rambouillet, là où le plus grand mammifère sauvage de France livre chaque automne sa parade amoureuse. Porté par le succès de la première saison, Le brame du cerf revient pour une deuxième saison, avec une ambition redoublée : offrir une immersion encore plus profonde au coeur du vivant sauvage. Trois semaines, 510 heures, 24h/24, entre nature, silence et contemplation. Les téléspectateurs sont invités à prendre le temps d’observer la forêt, d’écouter ses silences et de guetter l’apparition du cerf, dans toute la puissance et la fragilité de ce moment unique. 510 heures où, les caméras se font discrètes pour laisser la nature imposer son propre rythme. Pas de scénario, pas de mise en scène, pas d’intervention humaine : simplement la forêt, ses habitants, ses bruits, ses mouvements et, lorsque le moment arrive, le cri ancestral du cerf. Cette saison franchit une ...

"What some people call slow cinema now really isn’t slow. Some films are neither minimalist in style or narrative elements nor are they observational; it’s just that they are building the world before they get to the plot. [..] So when a film doesn’t immediately tell us what the goal is, what the protagonist is meant to achieve, we feel lost in terms of time. And that’s when a film starts to feel slow for some audience members. [..] We should be reading books and watching theater and movies to enrich us and show us things we never thought about before—or even experience emotions we would never normally feel in our regular day-to-day lives. We should be able to immerse ourselves in a different perspective so that we can grow as people. That’s the power and beauty of art. And it should be slow so that we can savor it and really think about it."  Wanggo Gallaga ; Is ‘slow cinema’ the biggest enemy of cinema today? ; 20 Aug 2026

From Tarkovsky to TikTok: The Collapse of Time in Cinema (YouTube) 52'25" (deep kino) 23 March 2026 "This podcast episode explores the philosophical tension between slow cinema and the modern attention economy. The hosts contrast the "sculpted time" of directors like Tarkovsky and Ozu, who used long durations to foster deep human reflection, with the rapid-fire editing of Marvel films and TikTok. They argue that constant digital stimulation has recalibrated our nervous systems, making the patience required for contemplative art feel like a physical struggle. However, the dialogue emphasizes that intentionality matters more than speed, defending both the "gift" of time in arthouse classics and the "energy" of well-crafted fast media. Ultimately, the podcast presents attentive viewing as a modern discipline that must be actively practiced to keep cinematic traditions alive."

Latest addition to the Library page at Unspoken Cinema: "Society typically dictates the duration and manner in which we attend to objects, people, or events. In other words, the length and type of our attention are regulated by unwritten rules of behavior, forming a part of the social order. When someone focuses on something longer than usual, particularly something socially or aesthetically marginalized, it can challenge established social orders. When attention is prolonged beyond customary social norms, the usual controls over how we observe and perceive can be temporarily suspended, disrupting habitual modes of perception. Slow cinema filmmakers slow down the rhythm of the film and extend shots to encourage this sustained attention. Through slowness, they not only slow the narrative but also challenge social norms and how we typically engage with what we see." Amiri, Sepideh;  Marvā Nabīlī’s The Sealed Soil as Slow Cinema . In Cinema Iranica . Encyclopaedia Iranica Foun...

Illustration by Benoit Rouilly See also at Unspoken Cinema: Slow Cinemas chart (Discursions in Time) CCC tronc commun Schrader's Durational Map v. CCC Slow Cinema Analysis (diagram) CCC or Not? MARGINS: On The Side Line of Contemplative Cinema

  When a Director Lets Time Tell the Story (YouTube) 10'17" (Rognosc) 16 Juin 2026

New addition to the Library page at Unspoken Cinema: "Responding to the accelerating technological landscape and contemporary life, this paper researches how the concept of ‘time’ plays a significant role. The author, an experimental filmmaker, charts an experiential journey within several pivotal ‘dream films’, along with relevant artists’ moving images in relation to time and slowness in the moving image as critical media.  As contemporary life has become more and more fast paced, and one year on the impact of COVID-19 is still being felt, the idea of stillness is beginning to become a more desirable commodity. The author explores ‘slow cinema’, acknowledging seminal directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Claire Denis, as well as art films which frequently emphasise long takes, offering minimalist aesthetics with little or no narrative. In an endeavour to portray different  temporalities and reveal and allude to the invisibility of time, the author relates to Julia Kristeva’s notio...

 New addition to the Library page at Unspoken Cinema: "This thesis explores Slow Cinema as a form of quiet resistance to contemporary cultures of acceleration through carefully designed mise-en-scène and sustained duration. As life is increasingly shaped by speed and efficiency, cinema has mirrored these changes implementing rapid editing and spectacle. Drawing primarily on Byung-Chul Han’s (2015) exploration of “burnout” provides a framework for understanding these changes.  By situating this thesis within this cultural context, the research considers how slow cinema disrupts linear time and space and offers an alternative affective experience that encourages contemplation, relaxation and stillness as a response to the exhausting, pressurised current cultural condition.   Through a visual analysis of Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) directed by Tsai Ming-liang, this thesis examines how production design creates interstitial spaces that function as temporal containers, al...

  GRIS Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 FULL GAME [1080p HD PC] - No Commentary (YouTube) 2h14'50" (MKIceAndFire) 15 Dec 2018 * * * The Beauty Of Gris (YouTube) 2'35" (TheBeautyOf) 26 Sept 2021 Voir aussi sur Wikipedia : Gris (jeu vidéo) See also at Unspoken Cinema :  A Slow Year (conceptual videogame)

"New Turkish Cinema embraces minimalist audio-visual elements, with long takes, contemplative narratives, and a mediated film experience that invites slow engagement and introspection. Through a focused comparison of Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Zeki Demirkubuz, two of the most influential and internationally recognized figures in this movement, this article examines how their distinct directorial styles articulate the aesthetics of slowness. Both emerged in the 1990s as central figures in the post-Yeşilçam cinematic landscape, yet their approaches differ markedly. Ceylan’s films employ rural landscapes, subdued rhythms, and interior stillness, while Demirkubuz crafts existential narratives in confined urban settings through stark realism and elliptical storytelling. Despite their stylistic differences, both directors adopt techniques associated with global slow cinema. This article argues that slowness in New Turkish Cinema functions not merely as a matter of pacing, but as a cinematic ...

"Vivez les grandes marées du Mont Saint-Michel en Slow TV. Immersion totale et continue 24/7 sur france.tv : 10 caméras dont un drone et une caméra immergée. Spectacle naturel unique." "Un dispositif technique inédit à suivre en direct et en continu sur france.tv Du lundi 3 novembre à 7h30 au lever du soleil jusqu'au dimanche 9 novembre à 18h00 au coucher du soleil, pendant 155 heures au total, 9 caméras, 1 caméra immergée et 1 drone seront déployés autour du site majestueux du Mont-Saint-Michel, qui deviendra sous nos yeux, une île, à la faveur des plus hauts coefficients de marée de l'année. Ce dispositif permettra une immersion totale, 24 heures sur 24, sans artifice, autour du spectacle des grandes marées, capturant en temps réel les mouvements de la mer et l’incroyable beauté du site. Ces caméras saisiront la montée et le retrait de la mer, à la lumière du jour comme dans l’obscurité de la nuit, révélant alors une facette méconnue de ce spectacle naturel. El...

  The Don't Tell Show's: Top 5 Slow Cinema Feature Films on YouTube (YouTube) 3' (THE DON'T TELL SHOW) 11 Oct 2024 "Full Playlist here: Slow Cinema on Youtube "

  Tsai Ming-liang and The Slow, Quiet Devastation of Loneliness (YouTube) 8'35" (Joel Talks About Movies) 17 Sep 2022 "Films mentioned in this video: I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Stray Dogs Rebels of a Neon God The Wayward Cloud The River"