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.

Bal (Honey)

Trailer for Bal (Honey)




Directed by Semih Kaplanoglu
Released in 2010
Running Time 103 mins
Country of Origin Turkey/Germany/France

Reasons for watching: Part of the Unspoken Cinema blogs canon of films.

Usefulness: The film uses more close ups than is commonly for Slow Cinema, but frequently features extended scenes and moments with little or no dialgoue. The young boy who is at the centre of the film is semi-mute and the films sparring of sound brings into focus the preipheral sounds of the rural environment where the film is set. Like the documentary Sweetgrass mentioned elsewhere in this blog, the lack of conversation and dialoge shifts the types of sounds that are given prominence reulsting in a unique sound scape of animal noises, the sounds of villagers and other rural sounds providing the sonic backdrop to the film. The film also avoids using any non-diegetic music which also highlights the diegetic sounds of the film.

Verdict: A
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