THE WORLD (SHI JIE) (Variety)

Sep 27, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Yahoo! News - Entertainment - Movies

Variety - A natural progression from his earlier features that confirms him as one of the most interesting and insightful chroniclers of the new China, "The World" reflects the shifting of Jia Zhang-ke's attention from the changing face of small-town life to people from the provinces trying to make it in Beijing. Once again targeting the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditionalist culture, the writer-director this time chooses a far tighter microcosm to expose a society frantically on the move while going nowhere. Jia's passionate critical following could help this absorbing tapestry segue from festival berths onto specialized distribution slates.

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