‘One of the most important directors working today’
– Village Voice
THE JIA ZHANG-KE COLLECTION
PICKPOCKET / PLATFORM / UNKNOWN PLEASURES
On DVD 26NOVEMBER // £29.99 // Cert 15
PICKPOCKET(1998) / 105 Minutes
‘One of the most impressive Chinese films of the 90s’
– Sight & Sound
PLATFORM(2000) / 154 Minutes
‘A masterpiece from a genuine film artist’
– i-D Magazine
UNKNOWN PLEASURES (2006)
/ 113 Minutes
‘Fantastically talented director Jia Zhang-Ke has cemented his position at the forefront of modern Chinese cinema with this distinctive, poignant and moving film about isolation and alienation’ – The Independent
Daring, mesmerising and utterly original, these three early films by Jia Zhang-Ke (director of Still Life and 24 City) form a loose trilogy, based around the monumental change that has been witnessed by Chinese society over the last 30 years.
Combining elements of magical realism with a deep vein of heartfelt humanism, these tales of modern longing, loss and loneliness are both groundbreaking works of cinematic art and priceless social documents that have seen him lauded by critics and festival audiences across the world.
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