Manakamana Year 2013 Production Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab Editor Stephanie Spray + Pacho Velez Music na Dialogue nepali, english Director Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez Runtime 118 Minutes Camera Pacho Velez Country USA, Nepal Producer Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel With English Subtitles How can a film that is exclusively shot in one-takes with a static camera on a cable car in Nepal also be one of this years most celebrated cinematic achievements, especially considering that it is only three months old? A hint: if you saw Leviathan, which won the New Vision award at last years CPH:DOX, you also know that Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab makes some of the cinematically most advanced films right now. Manakamana consists, in all its simplicity, of just eleven scenes lasting ten minutes each, which corresponds to both the length of a 16mm reel and a one-way trip on the cable car, which takes pilgrims and tourists up to a temple in the mountains and back again. With each tour, a new set of travellers comes on board the small cabin, and they sit so we can look at them without interruption during the 10-minute journey. A single woman, a married couple, three young rockers, and three old ladies, whose common husband couldnt join them on the trip. How beautiful, is the only thing a lone lady says, to herself, as she looks out of the window. If you give yourself the time to take this trip, you will be rewarded with a rare experience, which will come back to you again and again. Surprising, constantly varied and, yes, meditative. CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, 2013
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:07:00 +0000
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