Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Translator's Note -- Preface -- Foreword. The Poet of Post-Mao China / by Dudley Andrew -- Across Generations -- Jia's Films. Jia Before Jia (But Already Jia): One Day, in Beijing (1994) and Xiaoshan Going Home (1995); The Zigzag of the Little Thief: Xiaowu (1997); What Time is the Train for Youth?: Platform (2000); Singing in the Pain: In Public (2001) and Unknown Pleasures (2002); A Network Film: The World (2004); Beauty Equation: Still Life (2006); The Art of Portraiture: Dong (2006); A Film in Volume: Useless (2007); Like Milk on a Stone: 24 City (2008); They Used to Write Poetry: Cry Me a River (2008); Shanghai and its Memories: I Wish I Knew (2010); A Touch of China: A Touch of Sin (2013); How Jia Moved Mountains: Mountains May Depart (2015); A Heroine of the Century: Ash Is Purest White (2018); So Close to Their Land: Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue (2020) -- Interviews with Jia Zhangke. Jia Speaks; On Mountains May Depart -- Interviews with Jia's Collaboborators. Zhao Tao, Actor; Yu Lik-wai, Cinematographer; Zhang Yang, Sound Engineer; Lin Xudong, Editor -- By Jia. The Films of My Life; My Helpless City, My Homeland; How Many Trees Are Needed to Cover Tiananmen Square? -- Afterword. Ulaanbaatar / by Walter Salles -- Appendix. Songs from Jia's Soundtracks; Map; Suggested Further Reading and Viewing; Filmography; Index.
Summary:
"A comparative look at the work of Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke by celebrated critic Jean Michel Frodon. Includes an extensive interview with Jia, essays on each of his films, conversations with his main collaborators, and a selection of his own writings. "--Page 4 of cover.
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