Still Life (Sanxia haoren)
In contrast to the so-called “Fifth generation” filmmakers who used only 35mm cameras, Jia Zhangke, perhaps the most prominent of the “sixth generation,” prefers to use digital equipment, which seems less professional but also more convenient. this equipment is ideal to carry on Jia’s cinematic mission: to focus on the gritty life of the lower classes in China. Jia feels it regretful that china, with its rich continuous civilization, lacks detailed records on the history of its ordinar...
