Documenting postsocialist reality: the films of Jia Zhangke

In this paper, I will examine how the films of Jia Zhangke operate as social analyses of the contemporary condition in China through both subject matter and the documentation of a society in transition, as well as, through the creation of an innovative film language. Jia employs cinematic techniques...

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Main Author: Germann, Jennifer
Other Authors: Hajime Nakatani (Internal/Cosupervisor2)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97191