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Still Life (2006)

Film
DirectorJia Zhangke
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Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The explicit reference to Liu Xiaodong's painting of demolition workers, connecting the film to its companion documentary, Dong.
Locations
  • The constantly deconstructed and flooded landscape of Fengjie.
Form & technique
  • The framing of demolition workers against the monumental, ruined landscape.
Tropes
  • The UFO sighting by Sanming and his fellow workers.
  • The use of different Chinese dialects (Shanxi, Sichuan) and Mandarin.
  • The use of high-definition digital video (HDV) to capture the details of the environment.
  • The 10 yuan banknote on which Sanming's wife's address is written. → The Commodity Fetish

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