Key.

A: Corpus. A definitive part of the corpus which embodies both the aesthetic style of Slow Cinema and the conceptual element of my thesis.

B: Influence on Corpus. A film which has either directly or in-directly influenced a film or filmmaker which contributes to my corpus.

C: Peripheral Corpus. A film which has neither been an influence of the corpus nor contains the key aesthetical requirements to be a part of the corpus, yet can fairly be labelled as capturing the spirit of Slow Cinema.

D: Non Corpus. A film made by a filmmaker who is either part of the corpus or has been an influence on the corpus, or even influenced by the corpus yet doesn’t meet enough of the aesthetic requirements to be a part of the previous three groups.

Sweetgrass


Scene from LucienCastaing-Taylor: Sweetgrass

Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Released in 2009
Running Time 101 mins
Country of Origin France/UK/USA

Reasons for watching: The film is an observational narrator-less documentary focusing on sheep farmers in Montana. This film was also named as an example of Contemplative Cinema in the Unspoken blog.

Usefulness: Unlike most documentaries there are no talking heads, no music as the film is completely made up of a selection of fragmented moments from the day to day lives of the sheep farmers. The lack of conventional documentary techniques means the film is much more ponderous and resembles Flaherty’s Nanook of the North.

Verdict: C
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