Time, History, and Memory in Jia Zhangke's 24 City.
The article critiques the film "24 City," directed by Jia Zhangke, with respect to the tendency of many films in contemporary Chinese cinema to neglect the dimension of time in order to pay more attention to spacial considerations. The critique includes consideration of how Zhangke uses temporality...
| Published in: | Film Criticism Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 3 - 24 |
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| Format: | Film/TV Criticism and Review |
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Film Criticism
Fall2011
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| Summary: | The article critiques the film "24 City," directed by Jia Zhangke, with respect to the tendency of many films in contemporary Chinese cinema to neglect the dimension of time in order to pay more attention to spacial considerations. The critique includes consideration of how Zhangke uses temporality in the making and maintaining of historical and personal memories, and the effect of this on the film's understanding of the human and Chinese conditions. |
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