San xia hao ren

2006 [CHINESE]

Action / Drama

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 55 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 8130 8.1K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Zhangke Jia Photo
Zhangke Jia

Top cast

Zhubin Li Photo
Zhubin Li as
Sanming Han Photo
Sanming Han as Sanming
Tao Zhao Photo
Tao Zhao as Shen Hong
Hongwei Wang Photo
Hongwei Wang as Wang Dongming
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992.39 MB
1280*720
Chinese 2.0
Unrated
29.97 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 3
1.99 GB
1920*1080
Chinese 5.1
Unrated
29.97 fps
1 hr 47 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dave d 8 / 10

Jia Zhangke hits the right notes in the

Jia Zhangke hits the right notes in the Chinese drama of lost and found, 'Still Life'. Two spouses look for their respective partners the old village of Fengjie. It's slow, but steady and thoroughly engaging. The one take approach certainly helps things feel authentic. Final Score: 8.0/10
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Jia Zhangke is one of China's most influential

Jia Zhangke is one of China's most influential director. Jia's camerawork in Still Life is constantly on the move, panning across men and vistas. Slow pans of men and landscapes marks the film's primary visual style. This style has been compared to the work of Italian film maker Michelangelo Antonioni. The story about the underdogs of Fenjie village (centers around 2 characters) as they struggle with urban displacement in the building of the Three Gorges Dam Project. The construction of the world's largest hydro-electric project ultimately benefits other villages more although it is the villagers of Fenjie who sacrificed most for it. The film premiered at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and was a winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Jia Zhangke's STILL LIFE is a prime example

Jia Zhangke's STILL LIFE is a prime example of the effectiveness of observational filmmaking and how the weight of the subject alone (and its themes) can not only propel but impact the drama forward. Although it seemingly presents two separate narratives following two different characters traversing a bleak but exquisitely framed developmental atmosphere (small villages directly affected by the Three Gorges Dam project that make for cinematic locations), the film unfolds with care and precision by never forcing dramatic elements and allowing the viewers to learn, feel, and decide as they go; both characters go about their way with a sense of clustered urgency as we learn the ways in which the society has impacted their personal lives, relationships, and families - we know and see just as much as we need to (a credit to a superbly tight script). This is a film that rewards the viewer once the credit rolls - allowing the punch to reveal itself gradually as the grounded, painful, and raw message sinks in. It is, in fact, a devastating realization, and likewise a great film, that is bolstered by Jia's patient approach, unintrusive cinematography and storytelling, and bold commentary on a specific aspect of his country's real-life issues.
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