Harsha Gurnani, PhD

Harsha Gurnani, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow at NYU. Neural dynamics, control, learning

Expressionism, surrealism, absurdism in cinema

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Don’t like slow, talky films? Ok, then how about color-popping, fragmentary, dreamlike sequences? Or absurdist dark satire? Of course, some directors can be both quiet and loud..

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I have a strong preference for languid, introspective films - conversations filled with silences, lingering shots, dusty cities coming alive at night, human movement as a choreography through scenes. These include New Wave and contemporary directors both in Europe and (South) East Asia. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of some recommendations from this “genre”: