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Still Life
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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STILL LIFE
A film by Jia Zhangke
Set against the spectacuIar landscape of the Three Gorges region, Jia Zhangke's humane and moving Golden Lion winner telIs two contemplative and compassionate stories of a man and a woman searching for absent spouses in Fengjie - an ancient town on the Yangtze River which is being demoIished and will soon vanish for ever in the fIooding caused by the controversiaI Three Gorges hydroelectric dam project.
At the same time as offering a reveIatory, thought-provoking portrait of people adrift in a worId they no longer recognise, StiIl Life aIso reveaIs their energy, resiIience and abiIity to reach new understandings.
l entered this condemned city with my camera and I witnessed demoIitions and explosions. In the roaring noise and fluttering dust, l graduaIIy felt that life realIy couId blossom in brilIiant colours, even in a pIace with such desperation'. Jia Zhangke
Special features Feature commentary by Tony Ryans Dong (Jia Zhangke, 2006, 66 minutes): a documentary companion piece to StilI Life on painter Liu Xiaodong Illustrated booklet with essays by Chris Berry, Jia Zhangke; interview with Jan Zhangke, and director biography NewIy transIated EngIish subtitles DoIby DigitaI stereo audio (320kbps)
China | 2006 | coIour | Mandarin language with optional EngIish subtitles | 109 minutes | DVD-9 | Ratio 1.78:1 (16x9) | Region 2 DVD |
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