Jia Zhangke's film (Xiao Wu)

Author: Lin Xudong, Zhang Yaxuan, Gu Zheng (editors)
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: As one of the most exciting film geniuses in recent years, Jia Zhangke has dedicated himself to contemporary realities, producing three films filled with unique insights. Like Godard in the 1960s and Altman in the 1970s, he focuses on the youth but captures the universality we share. Through his camera, his gaze on the world is like a lightning bolt, capturing the aura of communication between bodies—this kind of exchange tells a story as crucial as sociological and psychological expressions but vastly different. His directorial style appears to be rough, impromptu reporting on the surface, yet it is meticulous and effective in reality; he envelops the main characters in dynamic relationships of proximity or distance, vividly dramatizing the mundane emotions people often take for granted.