Things categorized as 'Interviews'
The World is Not Enough: Has Jia Zhangke Permanently Left the Art House?
"Sixth Generation" director Jia Zhangke has long been adored by art-house audiences, but in the past year his indie cred has taken a series of hits. Last June, Jia agreed to act ...
Layer Cake: producer Natacha Devillers on Shanghai Trance
From Alfred Hitchcock's East of Shanghai (1931) and Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai to the recent Shanghai Kiss, Shanghai has long captured the imaginations of foreign film enthusiasts. Consider Dutch filmmaker David ...
Constant Muse: Jia Zhangke’s leading lady Zhao Tao
In the World 世界, actress Zhao Tao 赵涛 plays a dancer at an "international" theme park, which means that one day she performs in India and the next in Africa. That role ...