Still Life

2006 1h 48m ZH

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7.2

SOLID

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91%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 175🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes●81Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 7,504

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Han Sanming
San-Ming Han
Zhao Tao
Shen-Hong Guo
Wang Hongwei
Dong Ming-Wan
Zhubin Li
Guo Bin
Haiyu Xiang
Lin Zhou
Brother Mark
Lizhen Ma
Missy Ma
Zhou Lan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jia Zhangke
Writers: Jiamin Sun, Na Guan, Jia Zhangke
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jia Zhangke, shot by Nelson Yu Lik-wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lim Giong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kong Jinlei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Han Sanming and Zhao Tao and Wang Hongwei carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0859765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jia Zhangke directs. Nelson Yu Lik-wai behind the camera. Lim Giong scores. Kong Jinlei cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Jia Zhangke, shot by Nelson Yu Lik-wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lim Giong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kong Jinlei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Han Sanming and Zhao Tao and Wang Hongwei carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0859765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.