Zhantai
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Zhantai |
| Original title | Zhantai 站台 |
| Country of production | People's Republic of China |
| original language | Mandarin , Jin |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 154 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jia Zhangke |
| script | Jia Zhangke |
| production |
Shozo Ichiyama Li Kit Ming Li |
| music | Yoshihiro Hanno |
| camera | Yu Lik-wai |
| cut | Jing Lei Kong |
| occupation | |
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Zhantai (English Platform , Chinese 站台 , Pinyin Zhàntái - "platform") is a film by the Chinese director Jia Zhangke from the year 2000. The film is named after a Chinese pop song from the 80s ("A long and empty platform" in Chinese 长长 的 站台 , Pinyin Chángcháng de zhàntái ).
action
The film is set in and around Fenyang , Jia Zhangke's hometown. The story of an artist troupe is told, which at the beginning of the film (1979) is still performing propaganda pieces. After the opening of the People's Republic, the group is privatized and moves from gig to gig across the country as the " Shenzhen All Star Rock 'n' Breakdance Band".
The plot describes the complicated relationship between Cui Mingliang (Wang Hongwei) and Yin Ruijuan (Zhao Tao) as well as the relationship between Zhang Jun (Liang Jingdong) and Zhong Pin (Yang Tianyi). In the foreground, however, the change in China in the 80s through the change in musical styles is described in the course of the film, less through the development of the actors. CineAction even sees "culture as the most visible 'actor' in the film."
There are also marginal acts that take place in the places where the troupe appears, for example it is said that Cui's cousin Sanming has to work in a coal mine in order to earn money.
Movie style
Long shots with few camera movements are characteristic of the film, there are only a few close-ups, instead the camera usually stays away from the actors and in some scenes the actors cannot even be seen, only the dialogue can be heard. As a result, "the actors remain unfilled and seem impassive and closed."
Awards
- Zhantai was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2000 .
- Zhantai was honored as best film at the Buenos Aires Film Festival, and the director received the Young Cinema Award at the Singapore International Film Festival .
Web links
- Zhantai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zhantai at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shelly Kraicer in CineAction, Spring 2001, issue 54
- ↑ DVD Verdict (DVD Review) ( Memento from October 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )