Zhangke Jia
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows the prolific Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke (*A Touch of Sin, Ash is the Purest White*) on a walk down memory lane, as he revisits his hometown and other locations used in creating his ever-growing body of work. At each location, they visit Jia's family, friends, and former colleagues, and their conversations range from his mother's tales of him as a young boy to amusing remembrances of school days and film shoots to memories...
2) 24 City
Series
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The conversion of a state-owned munitions factory into luxury high-rise apartments allows for an acute appreciation of Socialism's impact on the Chinese people and the complex social changes transforming the country in this masterful new documentary from Jia Zhang-ke. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. "*One of the world's preeminent filmmakers. A masterful and moving portrait.*" -J. Hoberman, ***The Village Voice***
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
At once an intimate drama and a decades-spanning epic that leaps from the recent past to the present to the speculative near-future, Jia Zhangke's new film is an intensely moving study of how China's economic boom and the culture of materialism it has spawned has affected the bonds of family, tradition, and love. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival.** Official selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** *"Jia's languid style...
Series
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets 5 years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"This is one of Zhangke's peak achievements: pure cinema, and a story of the underworld unlike anything you've seen before." - Michael Phillips, **The...
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.
Publisher
Kino Lorber Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by four shocking and true events, the film focuses on four characters who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by widespread corruption, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm. A young receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading...