About this release
The career of Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke is explored in this documentary, helmed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries). Zhangke, the director of such films as Still Life (2006) and A Touch of Sin (2013), reflects on filmmaking and the changes that have occurred in China during his lifetime.
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Disc 1
DVD
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2016)
100 min
Documentary
Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as Platform, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. The film is the memory of a filmmaker and of a country in convulsion, China, which reveals itself little by little.
Credits
Director
Walter Salles
Writer
Jean-Michel Frodon
Walter Salles
Cast
Jia Zhangkeas Self
Wang Hongweias Self
Zhao Taoas Self
Han Sanmingas Self
Nelson Yu Lik-waias Self
Cinematographer
Inti Briones
Editor
Joana Collier
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 10, 2026