No.6288
Just watched a Japanese movie, "Watashi wa nisai". Was very relaxing as it was slow paced, simple, and barely anything happened. Are alot of Japanese films that way? How can I into Japanese movies? And what are some simple, calming films from any country?
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No.6289
I like this graphic because the screenshots themselves are very beautiful.
Yes there's a strand of Japanese cinema that's characterized by simplicity and eloquence. Ozu is one of the best and most well-known examples. He filmed low-key domestic dramas with a minimalist cinematography: static shots viewed from the level of the tatami (floor mat). A modern filmmaker who draws much inspiration from Ozu is Kore-eda.
I also recommend Kaneto Shindo's dramas, especially The Naked Island.
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No.6307
i've seen many movies where "nothing happened." often i get bored but once in a while something really grabs me
maybe you'd like once upon a time in anatolia or jeanne dielman. does last year in marienbad count? i'm sure there are others....
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No.6314
> simple, calming films
Try Jacques Tati perhaps
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No.6315
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Not japanese but look into Eric Rohmer and Hong Sang-soo. More humor and romance involved, but they're literal talkies. Very unpretentiously and austerely filmed. More contemporary, I'd recommend Taiwanese New Wave: Hsou Hsia-Hsien, Tsai Ming-Liang, Edward Yang. Try maybe Hsien's Dust in the Wind, Liang's The Hole and Yang's The Terrorizers.
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No.6401
here's a blog you can visit, OP
The Art of Slow Cinema: http://theartsofslowcinema.com/
and check out Wu wu mian AKA No No Sleep
it's a soothing blend of Buddhism, infrastructure porn and a steaming bath to fill your insides with warm fuzzies
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No.6406
>>6401
>unironically self-identifying with 'slow cinema'
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No.6416
>>6307
Totally agree with the first two, but Marienbad was pretty intense imho
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No.9956
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No.10378
How about checking out tao films VoD? I have set this up as an extension of The Art(s) of Slow Cinema, which has been mentioned on here before.
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No.10380
>>10378
I know you're into minimalism but that's not much of an explanation
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No.10387
Does anyone know of the documentary about the 2011 earthquake that was compiled entirely of found footage from cell-phones and all that? I remember it came out pretty soon after it and it may just have been on YouTube
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No.10439
>>10387
That doesn't sound very calming
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No.12784
The aesthetics of absence and duration in
the post-trauma cinema of Lav Diaz
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwi0IG0etMyqOGdDWDZBOEY5QXM/view
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