24 City

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06/21/2015 Was it a drama or a documentary, I'm confused. But it was good. See more 04/12/2015 Don't go looking for a plot. Instead, embrace this variety of stories from Chengdu, China, residents (real and imagined). In a world where we learn life lessons from "Humans of New York" and TED Talks, the experiences of the film's characters have mass appeal and poignancy. See more 06/01/2013 Chengdu, oggi. La fabbrica 420 con la sua città operaia modello devono sparire per lasciar spazio a un complesso di appartamenti di lusso: "24 City". Passano sotto i nostri occhi tre generazioni e otto personaggi, dai vecchi operai ai nuovi ricchi, tra la nostalgia del socialismo da parte degli anziani e il desiderio di successo dei giovani. La storia delle loro vite e la storia della Cina. [cinematografo.it] See more 11/29/2012 I have been watching a few films that combines elements of documentary and narrative filmmaking lately. This one continues that trend. This film is a series of interviews of a group of people who have worked in Factory 420 in the Chengdu province of China which manufactured airplane parts. Some of the interviews are from real people. Some of it is from actors. Apart of Joan Chen's segments (who is excellent, her segments are the best in the film), I had trouble telling which is which. Some segments of course are better than others. But the film mostly works as a whole and it's gorgeously shot. See more 04/23/2012 I'm not a fan of documentaries, so 24 City is not really the kind of film I find particularly interesting. That said it is a beautifully shot film, and is fairly interesting in the contrast presented between the three generations all with connections to factory 420. The film becomes even more interesting after discovering that the people interviewed were a combination of 'real' interviews and those performed by actors, calling into question the documentary aspects of the film and the manipulation that is always present within a film, brought forward by the filmmaker. See more 02/14/2012 Another masterpiece by the great Jia Zhang Ke. Quietly absorbing, and ingeniously constructed as a hybrid of documentary and documentary style fiction. Highly recommended. See more Read all reviews

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