Masterful ‘Magellan’ forces a long, hard look at violence and conquest

The historical epic by Filipino director Lav Diaz is a powerfully concentrated example of his “slow cinema” style.
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‘Magellan’ Review: Gael Garcia Bernal Plays the Famous Explorer in Lav Diaz’s Exquisitely Shot Challenge of an Arthouse Epic

If “Gael Garcia Bernal as Magellan” sounds to you like a pretty cool Netflix series, you have never seen a film by Filipino auteur and slow-cinema master Lav Diaz. Known on the international festival ...

Magellan, a biopic by Lav Diaz starring Gael García Bernal

Magellan by Lav Diaz, a historical biopic starring Gael García Bernal, was featured in the Cannes Première lineup for 2025 ...
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‘Magellan’ Review: Gael García Bernal Plays the Famed Explorer in Lav Diaz’s Mesmerizing, Myth-Busting Biopic

Which is to say that while “Magellan” reps Diaz’s best shot at general arthouse distribution in some time, it’s no artistic compromise. The spirit of slow cinema is alive and languid in this ...
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Gael García Bernal slowly becomes a covetous conquerer in ‘Magellan’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Leave it to slow cinema auteur Lav Diaz (2013’s four-hour “Norte, The End of History”) to serve you colonialism in ...