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Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang

Original title: Jia Zhang-ke, um Homem de Fenyang
  • 2014
  • 1h 45m
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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 globalizat... Read allDocumentary 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.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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    • Walter Salles
  • Writers
    • Walter Salles
    • Jean-Michel Frodon
  • Star
    • Jia Zhang-ke
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    • Director
      • Walter Salles
    • Writers
      • Walter Salles
      • Jean-Michel Frodon
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      • Jia Zhang-ke
    • 1User review
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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      • Jean-Michel Frodon
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    Tepid and certainly the worst film by Walter Salles I have watched so far

    Very tepid, and even a little boring, documentary by Walter Salles about another filmmaker, Chinese director Jia Zhangke. Through the mentions of the later's cinema with common people characters, and through his own and his past neighbor's memories and testimonies, we know a little about changes in China. Anyway, there is very few interesting elements (mostly about his films and others he mentions). Do not expect anything similar to Salles's good movies and even masterpieces, such as Abril Despedaçado (Behind the sun), Central do Brasil (Central Station), Diários de Motocicleta (The motorcycle diaries), O primeiro dia (Midnight), Terra estrangeira (Foreign land), and Linha de passe.

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • France
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production companies
      • Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE)
      • MK2 Films
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      • $842
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