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Ash Is Purest White finds writer-director Zhangke Jia revisiting familiar themes while continuing to observe modern Chinese society with an urgent, empathetic eye.
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Zhao Tao just gives this powerhouse performance. It's so understated and her work -- and the film as a whole -- really do accumulate in their emotional resonance. September 23, 2019 | Full Review…
Zhao Tao just gives this powerhouse performance. It's so understated and her work -- and the film as a whole -- really do accumulate in their emotional resonance.
Christy Lemire
As a gangster morality tale "Ash" is pretty mild; as a picture of China and Qiao's struggle it's much better. June 21, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
As a gangster morality tale "Ash" is pretty mild; as a picture of China and Qiao's struggle it's much better.
Tom Long
Qiao scams philandering men, seemingly driven by the desire to punish Bin. And yet the film, slowly, reveals more melancholic aims, guiding a low-key finale towards a mournful evocation of what China has lost on the way towards modernisation. April 26, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Qiao scams philandering men, seemingly driven by the desire to punish Bin. And yet the film, slowly, reveals more melancholic aims, guiding a low-key finale towards a mournful evocation of what China has lost on the way towards modernisation.
Kevin Maher
The story is so richly novelistic the temptation is just to synopsise - but that risks not only spoilers, but failing to convey how much wonder is conjured beyond the plot, the stellar performance of Zhao, the insta-futuristic landscapes... April 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
The story is so richly novelistic the temptation is just to synopsise - but that risks not only spoilers, but failing to convey how much wonder is conjured beyond the plot, the stellar performance of Zhao, the insta-futuristic landscapes...
Danny Leigh
Fascinating in its balance between microcosm and aerial view, but the performances definitely raise more emotional heat. April 24, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Fascinating in its balance between microcosm and aerial view, but the performances definitely raise more emotional heat.
Trevor Johnston
This is one of Zhangke's peak achievements: pure cinema, and a story of the underworld unlike anything you've seen before. April 6, 2019 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
This is one of Zhangke's peak achievements: pure cinema, and a story of the underworld unlike anything you've seen before.
Michael Phillips
As Qiao, Zhao [Tao] perfectly captures this complex character full of rage, emotion, and determination. January 19, 2020 | Full Review…
As Qiao, Zhao [Tao] perfectly captures this complex character full of rage, emotion, and determination.
Mina Takla
Jia Zhangke has crafted a razor-sharp study of alienation and the corrosiveness of the patriarchy in contemporary China. And Tao is a revelation. December 23, 2019 | Full Review…
Jia Zhangke has crafted a razor-sharp study of alienation and the corrosiveness of the patriarchy in contemporary China. And Tao is a revelation.
Marlow Stern
Jia Zhangke highlights the changes China have been experiencing during the last decades, as tradition has succumbed completely to technology, speed and the relentless pursue of money. December 1, 2019 | Full Review…
Jia Zhangke highlights the changes China have been experiencing during the last decades, as tradition has succumbed completely to technology, speed and the relentless pursue of money.
Panos Kotzathanasis
...a mesmerizing mood piece about personal alienation and national dislocation. November 7, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
...a mesmerizing mood piece about personal alienation and national dislocation.
Josh Larsen
For anyone with a long investment in Jia Zhengke's artistry, it's not hard to find what he achieves here to be another masterwork. September 22, 2019 | Full Review…
For anyone with a long investment in Jia Zhengke's artistry, it's not hard to find what he achieves here to be another masterwork.
Aaron Berry
Zhao is one of the greatest actresses in cinema, and her journey in Ash Is Purest White is hardboiled and subtly melodramatic. August 15, 2019 | Full Review…
Zhao is one of the greatest actresses in cinema, and her journey in Ash Is Purest White is hardboiled and subtly melodramatic.
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