Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke by Berry, Michael

Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781478015499)

Vendor: Michael Berry
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
$102.95
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Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke by Berry, Michael

Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke

$102.95
Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke by Berry, Michael

Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke

$102.95
Format: Hardcover
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Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke is an extended dialogue between film scholar Michael Berry and the internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker. Drawing from extensive interviews and public talks, this volume offers a portrait of Jia's life, art, and approach to filmmaking. Jia and Berry's conversations range from Jia's childhood and formative years to extensive discussions of his major narrative films, including the classics Xiao Wu, Platform, The World, Still Life, and A Touch of Sin. Jia gives a firsthand account of his influences, analyzes the Chinese film industry, and offers his thoughts on subjects such as film music, working with actors, cinematography, and screenwriting. From industry and economics to art and politics, Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke represents the single most comprehensive document of the director's candid thoughts on the art and challenges of filmmaking.

Author: Michael Berry
ISBN-10: 1478015497
ISBN-13: 9781478015499
Publisher: Duke University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2022
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
By Michael Berry
By Michael Berry
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Michael Berry is Director of the Center for Chinese Studies and Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author, editor, and translator of several books, including Jia Zhangke's Hometown Trilogy, A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film, and Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers.

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