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.

En la ciudad de Sylvia




Scene from: En la ciudad de Sylvia 

Directed by José Luis Guerín
Released in 2007
Running Time 84 mins
Country of Origin Spain/France

Reasons for watching: José Luis Guerin's film is sited by Flanagan (2008) as being representative of 'a cinema of walking'. A recurring non-event which is given a greater prominence within Slow Cinema. Flanagan describes how 50's/60's modernist European cinema including films like Viaggio in Italia (1953, Rossellini) to L’Avventura (1960, Antonioni), La Pointe Courte (1954, Varda) and Hiroshima mon amour (1959, Resnais) are precursors to the contemporary cinema.

Usefulness: Guerin invites the audience to view the image of the unnamed flaneur wandering around the city. Through the act of flanerie the film creates a dialgoue with other contemporary films where wondering is given similar onscreen importance.
 



Verdict C
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