CHINA · 2006

Still Life

Jia Zhangke
Chinese Sixth Generation urbanization and displacement Chinese infrastructure development marital estrangement environmental change social transformation
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A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

Year2006
CountryChina
DirectorJia Zhangke
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Taipei Story 1985 · Edward Yang
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