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Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang

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Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)

100 min - Documentary - 20 October 2014
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Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as Platform, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. The film is the memory of a filmmaker and of a country in convulsion, China, which reveals itself little by little.

Director:  Walter Salles
Writers:  Walter Salles, Jean-Michel Frodon

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Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as Platform, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. The film is the memory of a filmmaker and of a country in convulsion, China, which reveals itself little by little.


Collections: Walter Salles

Genres: Documentary

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Country:   Brazil
Language:  普通话
Release Date:  20 October 2014

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Production Companies:  Videofilmes

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Runtime:  1 h 40 min

Documentary of the life & filmmaking of Jia Zhang-Ke from the Brazilian Walter Salles. Reflections on transformation of Chinese society, towns, family, the cultural revolution and globalization (“americanization”). Insights of the actors and on the places of his movies.

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