Over the years, ‘slow’ cinema has served up some of the most engrossing, hypnotic permutations of the medium we’ve yet seen. Simply look at Lav Diaz’s acclaimed 4-hour polemepic (our word) Norte, the End of History or the upcoming From What Is Before, which clocks in at over 5 and-a-half hours; both use incredibly long takes and an overall meditative attitude to worm themselves firmly into your brain. Elsewhere, Manakamana, which was released last year, featured a cinematic operandi no more…
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