Friday, July 12, 2019

THE SCHOOL OF CHANTAL AKERMAN PART 8: APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL

I know - there are lots of movies that have unedited long takes of hallways and trees and people looking out of a window aimlessly. I know. But there's something about the (unintentional/coincidental) symmetry between the films of Chantal Akerman & Apichatpong Weerasethakul that just sticks out to me more than anyone else (perhaps this has to do with how much I've watched their movies and the subconscious impression they may have left on my brain). 
The agoraphobia, the lack of dialogue, minimal to no music, and just overall ambiance in their respective works are very similar to me (see below).

Below are some examples that I feel best represent the visual similarities between the two filmmakers. I realize using moving imagery instead of stills is almost redundant in this case as there isn't a lot of "action" or movement in the films of either director, but I used videos & gifs to show how long each scene goes without an edit (it's easy to capture moments between two films within one to two second clips but it's another case when the scenes are 5 to 6 times longer).

Let me know what you think...

Hotel Monterey /
Syndromes And A Century

Les Rendezvous D'Anna /
Syndromes And A Century

Les Rendezvous D'Anna /
Cemetery Of Splendour

Jeanne Dielman.../
Syndromes And A Century

Jeanne Dielman... /
Syndromes And A Century

Je Tu Il Elle
Syndromes And A Century

Les Rendezvous D'Anna /
Syndromes And A Century

Les Rendezvous D'Anna / Uncle Boonmee

La Bas /
Syndromes And A Century

La Bas /
Blissfully Yours


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