| Series |
New wave films ; 015 |
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New wave films.
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| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
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Special features include interview with Jia Zhangke by Scott Foundas, "Cry me a river"--Short by Jia Zhangke. |
| Credits |
Producers, Jia Zhangke, Shishan Shangsan, Shozo Lchiyama, Wang Hong; screenwriters, Jia Zhangke, Zhai Yongming; photography, Yu Liwei, Wang Yu; editor, Li Haiyang. |
| Performer |
Starring Joan Chan, Lu Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin. |
| Summary |
A documentary film on the state-owned Factory 420, also called as the Chengdu Engine Group, which was founded in 1958 to produce aviation engines. Now abandoned, the factory is sold for millions to real estate developers to be transformed into a complex of luxury apartment blocks called 24 City. The film revolves around eight dramatic interviews that present three generations with ties to the factory: the first factory workers, more recent employees, and the children of former laborers. Woven into this oral history are three fictional monologues delivered by actors. |
| Audience |
BBFC rating: U. |
| Language |
In Mandarin (Dolby digital 5.1), with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Factories -- Remodeling for other use -- China.
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Social change -- China.
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China -- Social conditions -- 1976-2000.
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China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
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| Collection |
DVD
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| Alt Author |
Jia, Zhangke, 1970-
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Chen, Joan, 1961-
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Lü, Liping, 1960-
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Zhao, Tao, 1978-
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| Add Title |
Original title: Er shi si cheng ji |
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Twenty-four city |
| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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