Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang

Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)

October 20th, 20141h 40min

Documentary
69%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Maineland

Maineland


Released on: 2017-03-11
Documentary

Chinese teenagers from the wealthy elite, with big American dreams, settle into a boarding school in...

Draussen bleiben

Draussen bleiben


Released on: 2007-10-24
Documentary

Pathway

Pathway


Released on: 2012-03-25
Documentary

Xu Xin’s film “Dao Lu” (China 2012) offers an exclusive “in camera” encounter with Zheng Yan, an 83 ...

A Hakka Song

A Hakka Song


Released on: 2024-04-28
Documentary

A song is heard in the distance. It comes from the Hekeng village, famous for its ancient earthen bu...

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama


Released on: 2006-05-01
Documentary

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often se...

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story


Released on: 2015-05-06
Documentary

A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since ...

Waiting for the Sun

Waiting for the Sun


Released on: 2017-03-19
Documentary

In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convi...

China vs USA: Empires at War

China vs USA: Empires at War


Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary

China keeps claiming sovereignty over Taiwan. The USA believes the Tech industry of the island natio...

World War C

World War C


Released on: 2021-08-09
Documentary

It's war. War against an invisible enemy that is not as deadly as we are told. The world is changing...

China Jam

China Jam


Released on: 2014-04-01
Adventure, Documentary

In their infinite quest for virgin big walls, adventurers Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Nicolas Favres...

Manufactured Landscapes

Manufactured Landscapes


Released on: 2006-09-09
Documentary

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edw...

Crocodile in the Yangtze

Crocodile in the Yangtze


Released on: 2012-04-12
Documentary

Crocodile in the Yangtze follows China's first Internet entrepreneur and former English teacher, Jac...

China: The Beginning - China's Origins

China: The Beginning - China's Origins


Released on: 2013-01-01
History, Documentary

China is the only civilization that continues to hold sway throughout its entire territory as define...

Beijing Spring

Beijing Spring


Released on: 2021-03-16
Documentary, History

The documentary film of the brief window of artistic freedom and democracy movement 1978 - 1982 foll...

Tibet: The Survival of the Spirit

Tibet: The Survival of the Spirit


Released on: 1989-12-05
Documentary

My 1980's

My 1980's


Released on: 2019-05-26
Documentary

Highlights the rebellious young generation of artists in China fighting for political emancipation, ...

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party

Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party


Released on: 2019-06-02
Documentary, History, TV Movie

The true story of the seven weeks that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, pro-democracy demonst...

Journey to the East

Journey to the East


Released on: 2021-05-30
Documentary, Adventure

Could our mounting modern problems have ancient solutions? Travel to the depths of China to find out...

Plastic China

Plastic China


Released on: 2017-01-20
Documentary

This film tells a story about an unschooled 11-year-old girl Yi-Jie, she's a truly global child who ...

The Pharmacy: Shanghai

The Pharmacy: Shanghai


Released on: 1976-03-10
Documentary

Joris Ivens and wife Marceline Loridan took their cameras into Pharmacy No. 3 in Shanghai, which in ...