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The World (Chinese: 世界; pinyin: Shìjiè) is a 2004 Chinese drama written and directed by Jia Zhangke about the work and the life of several young people moving from the countryside to a world park.
Apr 15, 2005 · The World: Directed by Zhangke Jia. With Tao Zhao, Taishen Cheng, Jue Jing, Zhongwei Jiang. An exploration on the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditional culture.
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- Drama
- Zhangke Jia
- 2005-04-15
Sep 24, 2019 · Characters wander through a changing world that is false and indifferent. The architecture exists at odds with their inner turmoil. At the forefront of his nation's filmmaking industry, Zhangke made his bones in the Sixth Generation movement of Chinese cinema, initially directing a number of films "underground" without approval of the state.
- Jia Zhang-Ke
- Zhao Tao
Jul 28, 2005 · An American documentarian like Errol Morris would visit this world and find easy humor in its stunted grandiosity. But "The World" has been made in China by Jia Zhangke, a director who has been in much trouble with the authorities -- not because he embraces the West, but because he mocks modern China for trying to become Western in such haste ...
At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
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The World is a 2004 Chinese film written and directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Jia's muse, Zhao Tao, as well as Chen Taisheng, The World was filmed on and around an actual theme park located in Beijing, Beijing World Park, which recreates world landmarks at reduced scales for Chinese tourists.