Shijie [videorecording] = The World Zhangke Jia

By:

Zhangke Jia

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Material type: Film

FilmLanguage: Chinese Summary language: English Original language: Chinese Subtitle language: English Publication details: China Japan Zeitgeist Films Office Kitano Lumen Films X Stream Pictures 2004Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 139 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

The World

Uniform titles:

The World

LOC classification:

PN1997 .S555 2004

Summary: From case cover: Acclaimed director Jia Zhangke (Platform, Unknown Pleasures), casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships, and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote provinces who come to live and work at Beijing's World Park. A bizarre cross-cultural pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center, World Park features lavish shows performed amid scaled-down replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark's Square, the Pyramids and even the Twin Towers. From the sensational opening tracking shot of a young dancer's backstage quest for a Band-Aid to poetic flourishes of animation and clever use of text-messaging, Jia pushes past the kitsch potential of this surreal setting--a real-life Beijing tourist destination. The Village Voice called Jia Zhangke "the world's greatest filmmaker under forty," and The World is his funniest, most inventive and touching work to date.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-D: DVD Cabinet D	PN1997 .S555 2004	Available		000914

Special featres include:
- Interview with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Photo gallery

From case cover:
Acclaimed director Jia Zhangke (Platform, Unknown Pleasures), casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships, and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote provinces who come to live and work at Beijing's World Park. A bizarre cross-cultural pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center, World Park features lavish shows performed amid scaled-down replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark's Square, the Pyramids and even the Twin Towers.

From the sensational opening tracking shot of a young dancer's backstage quest for a Band-Aid to poetic flourishes of animation and clever use of text-messaging, Jia pushes past the kitsch potential of this surreal setting--a real-life Beijing tourist destination. The Village Voice called Jia Zhangke "the world's greatest filmmaker under forty," and The World is his funniest, most inventive and touching work to date.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Regions 1; 2.35:1 as 16:9 widescreen.

Chinese audio. Optional English subtitles.

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