tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post5311242468332587616..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Modern Maestros: Zhang Ke JiaNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18714785190913983842010-02-20T08:09:11.828-05:002010-02-20T08:09:11.828-05:00Great post, except for that his family name is Jia...Great post, except for that his family name is Jia, not Zhang. His given name is Zhangke (or Zhang-ke, I know it's confusing).<br /><br />Also you should mention the first ever full North American retrospective of Jia's films, starting at New York's MoMA in just a couple of weeks! Here's the lowdown:<br /><br />http://dgeneratefilms.com/chinese-cinema-events/jia-zhangke-retrospective-at-moma-in-march/alsolikelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413911837893154382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-67898415892780605932010-02-19T22:24:18.843-05:002010-02-19T22:24:18.843-05:00Other than it's visuals, I do confess to being...Other than it's visuals, I do confess to being a little underwhelmed by Still Life but I agree about the 'certain mood' point, I wasn't in that space...Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23792348794039303152010-02-19T15:02:16.519-05:002010-02-19T15:02:16.519-05:00Unknown Pleasures is such a great film.Unknown Pleasures is such a great film.Nate Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001118772198572798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50121669636791698882010-02-19T04:06:03.891-05:002010-02-19T04:06:03.891-05:00He's one of my favourite directors (up there w...He's one of my favourite directors (up there with Hou Hsia-hsien and Wong Kar-wai)! I remember watching <i>Still Life</i> and not being able to get it out of my head for weeks.<br />Why is he not a bigger name outside of China? <br /><br />Anyway, thank you for writing this! Made my morning ^^Rebeckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703509241239634616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64557898187912416002010-02-18T22:36:30.379-05:002010-02-18T22:36:30.379-05:00Still Life is amazing and a masterpiece and classi...<i>Still Life</i> is amazing and a masterpiece and classic and fantastic and all sorts of other superlatives. What a movie! And you're so right about everything you wrote about it. That scene with the rocket is so wonderfully obscure and the cinematography of that movie is almost beyond peer for the decade.<br /><br />The only other Jia film I have seen is <i>Useless</i>. I saw that a film festival (just like <i>Still Life</i>) and for some reason as the film was playing the movie's soundtrack wasn't playing but, in fact, the music score of Rolf de Heer's <i>The Tracker</i> was. Very strange. There's nothing else interesting to say about that movie unfortunately. I <b>did</b> nearly fall asleep though! :SGlenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-79584557695191956682010-02-18T21:50:09.757-05:002010-02-18T21:50:09.757-05:00I've only seen Pickpocket but, for just that f...I've only seen Pickpocket but, for just that film I really admire him..<br />This neo-neorealism is more real than ever.. It sounds stupid, but the thing is.. I feel that with this film I got to finally know China, its people.. You have to see it, I'm not very good with words..Agustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322367636443279027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73013599711068378842010-02-18T21:21:50.944-05:002010-02-18T21:21:50.944-05:00i have't started reading the article yet, but ...i have't started reading the article yet, but just as i saw his name, my mind drifted to another great chinese director, ang lee.<br />did you cover him in these series yet? or if not, are you intending to? he would have been perfect for the series when it was called great directors of the decade (with brokeback and crouching tiger and lust caution... wow!) <br />if you have covered him, my bad!<br />i should check the archive.Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862108887275338771noreply@blogger.com