The World : Shi jie /

世界 The World /

Looks at the loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote provinces who come to live and work in World Park, a sprawling Disney-like entertainment park in a Beijing suburb featuring lavish shows and scaled-down replicas of world landmarks. The film center...

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Corporate Authors:	Zeitgeist Films, Ofisu Kitano, Xstream Pictures, Lumen Films, Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Kaisha, Efuemu Tōkyō, Kabushiki Kaisha, Dentsū, Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Kaisha, Bitters End, Inc, Shanghai dian ying zhi pian chang
Other Authors:	Yoshida, Takio, Ichiyama, Shōzō, Zhong-Lun, Ren, Jia, Zhangke, 1970-, Zhao, Tao, 1978-, Cheng, Taishen
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese
Language Notes:	In Mandarin, with some Shanxi dialect and Russian, with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Tokyo] : Office Kitano ; [2005]
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Young adults > China > Beijing > Drama. Amusement parks > China > Beijing > Drama. Service industries workers > China > Beijing > Drama. Rural-urban migration > Social aspects > China > Drama. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Looks at the loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote provinces who come to live and work in World Park, a sprawling Disney-like entertainment park in a Beijing suburb featuring lavish shows and scaled-down replicas of world landmarks. The film centers on a young woman dancer, Tao (Zhao Tao), whose entire universe seems to begin and end at the complex. Along with her boyfriend, security guard Taisheng (Chen Taishen), Tao yearns for a better life but can barely articulate much less envision what a life beyond this peculiarly conceived simulacrum might look like.
Item Description:	Originally released as a Chinese motion picture in 2004. Includes animated sequences. Special features: Jonathan Rosenbaum interview (2 min.); On-set photos; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Also on DVD [selected Zeitgeist films]. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([6] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:	DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Audience:	MPAA Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Yu Lik Wai ; composer, Lim Giong ; editor, Kong Jin Lei ; flash animation, Beijing Rekado Studio ; English translation, He Jun.