Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)
• October 20th, 2014 • 1h 40min
Documentary
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.
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