Jia Zhangke's 'Hometown Trilogy' Xiao Wu, Platform, Unknown Pleasures |
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Author:
| Berry, Michael |
Series title: | BFI Film Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-84457-262-5 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
Publisher: | BFI Publishing
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Berry's study of Jia Zhangke's masterful trilogy, Xiao Wu (1997), Platform (2000) and Unknown Pleasures offers a fascinating glimpse into the cinematic world of one of China's most influential filmmakers, and exploresJia'sconcern with themes of destruction and change, stagnation and movement,and the ceaseless search for home.
Berry's study of Jia Zhangke's masterful trilogy, Xiao Wu (1997), Platform (2000) and Unknown Pleasures offers a fascinating glimpse into the cinematic world of one of China's most influential filmmakers, and exploresJia'sconcern with themes of destruction and change, stagnation and movement,and the ceaseless search for home.