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Examining the transition in 1980s China away from Maoism and socialism and towards commercialism, Westernization, and popular culture, PLATFORM comes from director Jia Zhang Ke. The film follows a group of performing artists who change with the cultural and political changes in China, becoming less and less humble and more and .. Read more
| Starring | Wang Hong-wei, Zhao Tao, Liang Jing-dong, Tiang Yi Yang |
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| Director | Jia Zhang-Ke |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Platform
Examining the transition in 1980s China away from Maoism and socialism and towards commercialism, Westernization, and popular culture, PLATFORM comes from director Jia Zhang Ke. The film follows a group of performing artists who change with the cultural and political changes in China, becoming less and less humble and more and more like Western rock stars. A film that creatively depicts an important chapter in Chinese history, PLATFORM has been compared to BOOGIE NIGHTS and BYE BYE BRAZIL.
| Starring | Wang Hong-wei, Zhao Tao, Liang Jing-dong, Tiang Yi Yang |
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| Director | Jia Zhang-Ke |
| Studio | FUSION MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Mandarin |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 24 Feb 2003 |
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Fenyang in Shanxi Province, Jia's hometown and already the setting for Xiao Wu, provides the anchor for an epic account... read more on Time Out
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An Education
A dismal side to life in China, thats what this Film portrays, but in a way if watched to the end is an education. However the film did lack the Bite needed to ... read more »
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One for Jia Zhang Ke fans mainly
Slow-moving and rather difficult to watch. Recommended mainly for Jia Zhang Ke fans or those interested in fiction/documentary fusion.
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- 08 May 2010 at 10:40
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China in the 1980s: a sort of documentary
This film, in the form of a sort of documentary, gives a glimpse of China in the 1980s, a decade of vast change. The story takes place in Shaanxi, in a deeply ... read more »
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had it for ages
only watched half and couldn't get excited enough to watch the rest
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Still Life
- 05 Feb 2008
It's just an educated guess, but when people look back at today's era in movies from the perspective of, say, 2040, I reckon the Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will be seen as one of the four or five most important figures. Partly this is a matter of being in the right place at the right time - Jia was born in 1970, in the province of Shanxi, which was also the setting for his first few films: Xiao Wu (aka Pickpocket, 1997), his masterpiece Platform (2000), and Unknown Pleasures (2002). It's... Read more
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Examining the transition in 1980s China away from Maoism and socialism and towards commercialism, Westernization, and popular culture, PLATFORM comes from director Jia Zhang Ke. The film follows a group of performing artists who change with the cultural and political changes in China, becoming less ...
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