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Jia Zhangke

 

 21st Century Top 50 
 
Ranked 1st on Film Comment's list of the 25 Best Directors of the Decade (2000-2009)
Director / Screenwriter / Producer
1970 - 
Born in Fenyang, Shanxi, China
Key Genres: Drama, Romance, Historical  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Hong Wei Wang (Leading Player), Yu Lik-Wai (Cinematographer), Tao Zhao (Leading Player), Shozo Ichiyama (Producer), Kit Ming Li (Producer), Jing Dong Liang (Leading Character Player/Production Designer), Jing Lei Kong (Editor)
Recommended: The World (2004), Still Life (2006)
Worth a Look: Pickpocket (1997), Platform (2000)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Senses of Cinema: Great Directors ] [ Senses of Cinema Interview (2004) ] [ Strictly Film School ] [ WSWS Interview (2004) ]
Books: [ Zhang Yimou: Interviews
DVD's: [ Amazon ]   
21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films: Platform (2000), Unknown Pleasures (2002), The World (2004), Still Life (2006)
 
 
 
 
 

 

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