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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
Zhao Tao plays one of the finest performances of her career so far, the return to form we've been waiting for from Jia Zhangke... September 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Zhao Tao plays one of the finest performances of her career so far, the return to form we've been waiting for from Jia Zhangke...
Andrew Heskins
It's another rigorous film by Chinese director Jia Zhangke about people transiting through Chinese provinces to highlight the earthly effects of globalization on the country's contemporary times. [Full review in Spanish] July 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
It's another rigorous film by Chinese director Jia Zhangke about people transiting through Chinese provinces to highlight the earthly effects of globalization on the country's contemporary times. [Full review in Spanish]
Yasser Medina
The pace at which Jia trudges with this pair of lost souls is beguiling, as is the streak of black comedy coursing through the movie's veins. July 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The pace at which Jia trudges with this pair of lost souls is beguiling, as is the streak of black comedy coursing through the movie's veins.
Matt Cipolla
Ash Is Purest White is a soul-flooding marvel that will make you feel so many things all at once, which is just one of many reasons it's so remarkable. July 21, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Ash Is Purest White is a soul-flooding marvel that will make you feel so many things all at once, which is just one of many reasons it's so remarkable.
Steven Prokopy
A deep and poignant masterpiece from seasoned filmmaker Jia Zhangke. July 17, 2020 | Full Review…
A deep and poignant masterpiece from seasoned filmmaker Jia Zhangke.
Dustin Chang
A film that feels vividly alive all the way through its 136-minute running time. May 29, 2020 | Full Review…
A film that feels vividly alive all the way through its 136-minute running time.
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