THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese infrastructure development

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kino-Pravda No. 7
Kino-Pravda No. 7
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Broads
Broads
1989 · Christian Petzold
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films chronicle China's rapid urbanization and industrial transformation through intimate character studies set against landscapes of construction and demolition.