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Persistencies of Sadness & Still Days (Take 1)

2012 · 121 min

A dreamlike, drifting experimental experience that rewards patience with shifting moods and images rather than story.

Directed by
Maximilian Le Cain, Rouzbeh Rashidi
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John McCarthy, James Devereaux, Rouzbeh Rashidi
Overview
“Persistencies of Sadness & Still Days”, is a four hour feature film by Maximilian Le Cain and Rouzbeh Rashidi. Structured in two sections or ‘takes’ of two hours each, this dream-like, experimental project offers two complementary explorations of cinematic form that skirt around possible narratives, ducking through a series of fluctuating audio-visual categories and intensities.

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Directed by
Maximilian Le Cain, Rouzbeh Rashidi
Genres
Documentary
Starring
John McCarthy, James Devereaux, Rouzbeh Rashidi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • memory
    • art
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity9
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
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    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Starring
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
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