Format:
xiv, 217 pages
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781478018124
,
9781478015499
Series Statement:
Sinotheory
Content:
From Fenyang to the World -- A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man -- The Hometown Trilogy -- Documenting Destruction and Building Worlds -- Film as Social Justice -- Return to Jianghu -- Toward an Accented Cinema.
Content:
"Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke is an extended dialogue between film scholar Michael Berry and the internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker. Drawing from extensive interviews and public talks, this volume offers a portrait of Jia's life, art, and approach to filmmaking. Jia and Berry's conversations range from Jia's childhood and formative years to extensive discussions of his major narrative films, including such classics as Xiao Wu, Platform, The World, Still Life, and A Touch of Sin. Jia gives a first-hand account of his influences, analyzes the Chinese film industry, and offers his thoughts on everything from film music and working with actors to cinematography and screenwriting. From industry and economics to art and politics, Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke represents the single most comprehensive document of the director's candid thoughts on the art and challenges of filmmaking"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781478022732
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781478092605
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Berry, Michael, 1974- Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke Durham : Duke University Press, 2022
Language:
English
Keywords:
Jia, Zhangke 1970-
;
Filmschaffender
;
Interview
