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• • Slyly mixing elements of drama with documentary in a similar fashion to his previous Still Life, Jia applies a poetic,... read more on Time Out

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    • Dave Calhoun
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    • 19 Feb 2009 at 02:39

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    Worthy but becomes boring

    I am loath to be critical of this film as it depicts such worthy and hard-working people telling their stories. It's more a documentary than a film as it ... read more »

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    • 23 Feb 2011 at 09:39

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    China life

    This was a fascinating insight into current life in China, covering three generations, contemporaneous with my own experience. Well worth persisting with, and a... read more »

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    Worthy but becomes boring

    I am loath to be critical of this film as it depicts such worthy and hard-working people telling their stories. It's more a documentary than a film as it ... read more »

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    lasting effect and great subtlety

    I must profess an interest in this film which might skew my review as I lived in Chengdu for a while and this film is set in that city although there are very ... read more »

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    • 27 Nov 2010 at 17:07

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    Quiet beauty

    24 City is a subtle, beautiful and moving document of the rapid development behind China's rise. Personal stories, both real and fictionalized, are layered ... read more »

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