TOP 5 SLOW CINEMA: Must-See Classics of the 21st Century
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5. Certain Women (2016, Kelly Reichardt)
Premise: “Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.” - Letterboxd. Watch the trailer.
Rating: 4/5
Country of Origin: United States
Streaming: Criterion Collection
4. In a Violent Nature (2024, Chris Nash)
Premise: “The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.” - Letterboxd. Watch the trailer.
Rating: 4/5
Country of Origin: Canada
Streaming: Shudder, Prime Video
3. Melancholia (2011, Lars von Trier)
Premise: “Justine and Michael are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire, and brother-in-law John. Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth.” - Letterboxd. Watch the trailer.
Rating: 4.5/5
Country of Origin: Denmark
Streaming: Apple+
2. Yi Yi (2000, Edward Yang)
Premise: “Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life’s meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.” - Letterboxd. Watch the trailer.
Rating: 5/5
Country of Origin: China
Streaming: Criterion Collection
1. Elephant (2003, Gus Van Sant)
Premise: “Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.” - Letterboxd. Watch the trailer.
Rating: 5/5
Country of Origin: United States
Streaming: Crave