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Top 20 Films of 2008: #4 Still Life
Truth is, I consider myself a fan of Jia Zhang-ke’s work despite having only seen a pair of his films from a filmography that must be at a five or six count.
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#4. I caught this early-in-the-year-film-release at the very end of the year and I’m almost ashamed that I didn’t the Venice Golden Lion sooner. Truth is, I consider myself a fan of
Jia Zhang-ke‘s work despite having only seen a pair of his films from a filmography that must be at a five or six count. I love how the frame sometimes trails off into the distance, I love how the filmmaker inserts a little wry humor confirming that life is a series of banal moments shared with strangers, and the parallel storylines which feature themes of search and abandonment.
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