Id: 042359 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

In the wake of the increasingly frantic pace of 21st-century life, a loose, international movement widely known as "slow cinema" has gained a significant following in the last two decades. Steeped in contemplation and stillness, the films of directors such as Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Tsiai Ming-Lang, Jai Zhangke, Béla Tarr, Pedro Costa, Kelly Reichardt, and many others triggered debates that once raged across film journals, blogs, and even the pages of the New York Times. Now, twenty years after Michel Ciment first popularized the notion of a contemporary "cinema of slowness," the phenomenon shows no signs of waning. What explains the persistence of the slow cinema movement two decades into the 21st century: Is it simply a reactionary and nostalgic attempt to repeat earlier art cinemas, or does it represent something new: We will attempt to answer these questions while grounding our inquiry firmly in a close analysis of key slow films.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

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