The Long Quiet1974
The Long Quiet
A coastal village mourns a vanished fisherman; widely cited as the apex of slow cinema.
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About this entry
A coastal village mourns a vanished fisherman; widely cited as the apex of slow cinema. The editors’ note placed it here on the basis of three criteria: durability across re-reads (or re-watches, or re-plays), influence on the entries that came after it, and the degree to which it could only have been made by the person — or team — who made it.
In the comparative table maintained by the Film desk, The Long Quiet sits within a band of 1 – 4 that contains some of the most contested swaps of the year. Editors vote with arguments; a swap requires three editors and one written defense.
From Wikipedia
instrumental track by Brandon Boone; 2023 studio recording
