Still Life (2006) Sanxia haoren
Still Life (2006)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 2242 Kbps | 107 min | 1,98 Gb
Audio: Mandarin (官话) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 2242 Kbps | 107 min | 1,98 Gb
Audio: Mandarin (官话) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Zhangke Jia
Writers: Zhangke Jia (screenplay), Na Guan
Stars: Tao Zhao, Zhou Lan, Sanming Han
Against the backdrop of the mammoth Three Gorges Dam engineering project in the declining city of Fengjie, a poor mine worker from Shanxi, Sanming, arrives in the dilapidated town in the hope of finding his unknown daughter and his ex-wife, Missy Ma, who left him nearly 16 years ago. But in the meantime, a nurse from Taiyuan, Shen Hong, also comes to Fengjie in search of her husband who's been missing for almost two years. Though Shen and Sanming are two perfect strangers, their parallel quests for their beloved missing ones signify the urgency to retrieve what lies hidden in the past, as man is dwarfed by an ever-changing landscape which threatens to bury one's memories deep under water.
IMDB - 15 wins
I think this is an outstanding movie.
Having lived in China for the last 3 years, I've not seen a movie that so completely encompasses the reality of life here. The sounds, the smells, the touch of real life saturates this film.
For Sinophiles everywhere this is a must-watch movie.
China aside, the cinematography feels like a work of art. The slow panning camera, the oblique angles, the over long lingering of the camera on the scenes, the moments of surreality in what is otherwise a movie grounded in the "real", the beautiful stills etc…
The movie is full of humanity and compassion, great depth and emotion.
More people should watch this!
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Still Life (2006) Sanxia haoren
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