Still Life (film)
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| Still Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jia Zhangke |
| Release date(s) | 5 September 2006 (premiere at VFF) |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | Mandarin |
| IMDb profile | |
Still Life (Chinese: 三峡好人; pinyin: Sanxia haoren) (2006) is a Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke. It tells the story of people forced to leave their town due to the construction of a dam, and their return. It was shot in the old village of Fengjie, a small town on the Yangtze River, destroyed by the building of the Three Gorges Dam.
The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and was a surprise winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.
[edit] External links
- Still Life at the Internet Movie Database
- 'Still Life' at the Venice Film Festival
- CBS News: 'Still Life' Takes Venice's Top Prize
- Chinese wasteland: Jia Zhangke's Still Life (by Shelly Kraicer, from Cinema Scope magazine
| Preceded by Brokeback Mountain |
Golden Lion winner 2006 |
Succeeded by n/a |
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