Tracing the thread…
His film 'The General Line' (1929) celebrates agricultural modernization and collective farming through revolutionary montage technique.
Hou Hsiao-hsien TaiwanHis works deeply explore rural Taiwanese life and agricultural traditions, capturing the essence of farming communities and their relationship to the land.
Jia Zhangke ChinaHis films document rural Chinese life and agricultural communities facing modernization, with particular attention to millet-growing regions and their cultural transformation.