Sine Ni Lav Diaz

A Long Take on the Filipino Auteur

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Edited by Parichay Patra and Michael Kho Lim

Type: Studies
Subject: Director > Lav Diaz
Keywords: Lav Diaz, Philippines
Publishing date: 2021
Publisher: Intellect Books
Language: English

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Paperback • 216 pages
6 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches (17 x 24.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-78938-424-6

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Book Presentation:
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.

Press Reviews:
"[Sine ni Lav Diaz] contains ten chapters, which are complemented by an in-depth interview conducted by the book’s editors with Diaz and a reprinted tribute to the director’s work by the late film critic Alexis Tioseco. [...] Sine ni Lav Diaz is a good collection of works on the Filipino director with a rather broad mix of tones and styles. The editors provide material that is of interest to academic readers as well as the general public."
Nadin Mai, Philippine Studies

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