Sine Ni Lav Diaz: A Long Take on the Filipino Auteur
A holistic consideration of the works of celebrated Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.

This original collection considers Lav Diaz and his works without being confined to a specific approach or research method. On the contrary, it touches on nearly every major contemporary academic approach to cinema. Though Diaz’s contributions to slow and durational cinema are well known and his importance in contemporary world cinema is beyond doubt, the director remains largely unexplored in cinema studies. The book addresses this research gap, situating Diaz at the crucial juncture of new auteurism, Filipino New Wave, and transnational cinema, but it does not neglect the industrial-exhibitional coordinates of his cinema. 

The first book-length study on the groundbreaking auteur, the collection takes a critical look at his career and corpus from various perspectives, with contributions from cinema studies researchers, film critics, festival programmers, and artists. It offers a nuanced overview of the filmmaker and the cinematic traditions he belongs to for film enthusiasts, researchers, and general readers alike.
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Sine Ni Lav Diaz: A Long Take on the Filipino Auteur
A holistic consideration of the works of celebrated Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.

This original collection considers Lav Diaz and his works without being confined to a specific approach or research method. On the contrary, it touches on nearly every major contemporary academic approach to cinema. Though Diaz’s contributions to slow and durational cinema are well known and his importance in contemporary world cinema is beyond doubt, the director remains largely unexplored in cinema studies. The book addresses this research gap, situating Diaz at the crucial juncture of new auteurism, Filipino New Wave, and transnational cinema, but it does not neglect the industrial-exhibitional coordinates of his cinema. 

The first book-length study on the groundbreaking auteur, the collection takes a critical look at his career and corpus from various perspectives, with contributions from cinema studies researchers, film critics, festival programmers, and artists. It offers a nuanced overview of the filmmaker and the cinematic traditions he belongs to for film enthusiasts, researchers, and general readers alike.
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Sine Ni Lav Diaz: A Long Take on the Filipino Auteur

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Sine Ni Lav Diaz: A Long Take on the Filipino Auteur

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A holistic consideration of the works of celebrated Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz.

This original collection considers Lav Diaz and his works without being confined to a specific approach or research method. On the contrary, it touches on nearly every major contemporary academic approach to cinema. Though Diaz’s contributions to slow and durational cinema are well known and his importance in contemporary world cinema is beyond doubt, the director remains largely unexplored in cinema studies. The book addresses this research gap, situating Diaz at the crucial juncture of new auteurism, Filipino New Wave, and transnational cinema, but it does not neglect the industrial-exhibitional coordinates of his cinema. 

The first book-length study on the groundbreaking auteur, the collection takes a critical look at his career and corpus from various perspectives, with contributions from cinema studies researchers, film critics, festival programmers, and artists. It offers a nuanced overview of the filmmaker and the cinematic traditions he belongs to for film enthusiasts, researchers, and general readers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789384246
Publisher: Intellect, Limited
Publication date: 11/03/2021
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Parichay Patra is assistant professor of film studies in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur in India. Michael Kho Lim is a lecturer of media and cultural policy and acting course director of the master’s program in Cultural and Creative Industries at Cardiff University in Wales. He is the author and coeditor of several books, most recently Re-imagining Creative Cities in Twenty-First Century Asia. 

Table of Contents

Foreword: Lav Diaz, Artist Clodualdo del Mundo Jr vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

Introduction: Lav Diaz: Cinema beyond Time Parichay Patra Michael Kho Lim 1

Part 1 Lav Diaz through Cinematic Histories 9

1 After Brocka: Situating Lav Diaz in Philippine Cinema Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. 10

2 Homeward Hill: Messianic Redemption in Diaz and Dostoyevsky Tom Paulus 20

3 Long Walk to Life: The Films of Lav Diaz May Adadol Ingawanij 51

4 Freedom Is a Long Shot: A Chronicle of Lav Diaz's Artistic Struggle Michael Guarneri 63

Part 2 From Death to the Gods: The Resurrection of the National? 77

5 Never, Always and Already Saved: A Soteriological Reading of Norte and Florentina Hubaldo, CTE Marco Grosoli 78

6 The Idyllic Chronotope and Spatial Justice in Lav Diaz's Melancholia Katrina Macapagal 95

Part 3 No Cinema, No Art Either 111

7 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Lav Diaz? Debaring Norte, the End of History Adrian Martin 112

8 Evolution of a Filipino Family and/as Non-Cinema William Brown 119

9 Jesus, Magdalene and the Filipino Judas: Lav Diaz and His 'Artless Epics' Parichay Patra 130

10 Distributing the Cinema of Lav Diaz Michael Kho Lim 146

Part 4 Interview with Lav Diaz 167

11 A Lav Affair with Cinema Michael Kho Lim Parichay Patra 168

Part 5 Tribute 189

12 Indictment and Empowerment of the Individual: The Modern Cinema of Lav Diaz Alexis Tioseco 190

Notes on Contributors 195

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