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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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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
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
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.
A.S. Hamrah
Led be immensely pained performances from Tao Zhao and Fan Liao, who carry the weight of guilt, betrayal and a rapidly changing society on their shoulders, the film brings in to focus the ways in which forces larger than ourselves end up molding our lives August 7, 2019 | Full Review…
Led be immensely pained performances from Tao Zhao and Fan Liao, who carry the weight of guilt, betrayal and a rapidly changing society on their shoulders, the film brings in to focus the ways in which forces larger than ourselves end up molding our lives
Siddhant Adlakha
'Ash Is Purest White' forces audiences to stop, stand still, and question what's lost in the wake of China's fast march forward. August 6, 2019 | Full Review…
'Ash Is Purest White' forces audiences to stop, stand still, and question what's lost in the wake of China's fast march forward.
Anthony Kao
Cinephiles craving something more substantial than Hollywood's fast and furious follies would do well to spare a couple of hours for Ash Is The Purest White this weekend. August 2, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Cinephiles craving something more substantial than Hollywood's fast and furious follies would do well to spare a couple of hours for Ash Is The Purest White this weekend.
Rashid Irani
An intimate story of romance, betrayal and loss gets framed against the sweeping, epic backdrop of radical, socio-economic changes in China. August 2, 2019 | Full Review…
An intimate story of romance, betrayal and loss gets framed against the sweeping, epic backdrop of radical, socio-economic changes in China.
Namrata Joshi
Jia Zhangke creates atmospheres and images of great poetic breath that are full of suggestive power and meaning. [Full Review in Spanish] July 19, 2019 | Full Review…
Jia Zhangke creates atmospheres and images of great poetic breath that are full of suggestive power and meaning. [Full Review in Spanish]
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