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Time Flows: Rhythm in Slow Cinema
Time Flows: Rhythm in Slow Cinema

Author(s): Marta Stańczyk
Subject(s): Existentialism, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Phenomenology
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: slow cinema; time; rhythm, embodiment;

Summary/Abstract: In her article, the author describes slow cinema as one of the most important tendencies in contemporary art-house cinema, simultaneously focusing on its temporal emanations. The text emphasizes the notion of rhythm and divides it into two subcategories: external and internal rhythm. The latter is close to the embodied experience, therefore it influences viewers affectively, as a somatic resonance. It enables a spectator’s intensive engagement in slow films. The author’s argumentation is based on rhythm research and existential phenomenology.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 26 (33)
  • Page Range: 247-256
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English