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Jia Zhangke

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Notes on Filmspotting’s Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon
Strange Tales

Notes on Filmspotting’s Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon

A few weeks ago, Adam and Josh at the Filmspotting [https://www.filmspotting.net/] podcast invited me to help curate a selection of 2010s Chinese-language movies for them to talk about on their show. I was more than happy to help, as I’ve been a fan of the show
Nov 1, 2019 13 min read
Jia Zhangke Capsule Reviews
Jia Zhangke

Jia Zhangke Capsule Reviews

Xiao Shan Going Home (1995) — January 22, 2019 Soul Asylum! Crash Test Dummies! Man, 1995 was everywhere in 1995. Xiao Wu (1997) — April 1, 2014 Jia Zhangke’s first full-length film is one of his more conventional, but like last year’s A Touch of Sin, Jia in genre mode
Nov 7, 2017 10 min read
Mountains May Depart (Jia Zhangke, 2015)
Jia Zhangke

Mountains May Depart (Jia Zhangke, 2015)

Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart is one of the more polarizing films of the year. It marks a radical shift in Jia’s formal technique, abandoning the long-shot/long-take aesthetic that has made him one of the preeminent examples of 21st Century Asian Minimalism. Instead, working with his longtime
Oct 12, 2015 2 min read
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