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Er shi si cheng ji /

二十四城记 /

A documentary film on the state-owned Factory 420, also called the Chengdu Engine Group, which was founded in 1958 to produce aviation engines. Now abandoned, the factory is sold for millions to real estate developers to be transformed into a complex of luxury apartment blocks called 24 City. The fi...

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Corporate Authors: Filmswelike.com (Firm), Xstream Pictures, Shanghai dian ying zhi pian chang, Hua run (ji tuan) you xian gong si
Other Authors: Jia, Zhangke, 1970-, Chen, Joan, 1961-, Lü, Liping, Zhao, Tao, Chen, Jianwu
Format: Video DVD
Language:Chinese
Language Notes:In Mandarin with English subtitles.
Published: Toronto : Filmswelike.com, 2009.
Subjects:
Factories > Remodeling for other use > China.
Social change > China.
China > Social conditions > 1976-2000.
China > Social conditions > 2000-
China > History > 1949-
Factories > Remodeling for other use.
Social change.
Social conditions
China.
Since 1949
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
History.
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Summary:A documentary film on the state-owned Factory 420, also called the Chengdu Engine Group, which was founded in 1958 to produce aviation engines. Now abandoned, the factory is sold for millions to real estate developers to be transformed into a complex of luxury apartment blocks called 24 City. The film revolves around eight dramatic interviews that present three generations with ties to the factory: the first factory workers, more recent employees, and the children of former laborers. Woven into this oral history are three fictional monologues delivered by actors.
Item Description:Special features: "Cry me a river": short film by Jia Zhang-ke; film critic Scott Foundas interviews Jia Zhang-ke; theatrical trailer; essay by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, all regions, widescreen (1.77:1); stereo with 5.1 audio option.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Executive producer, Zhou Qiang = Chow Keung, Ren Zhonglun, Tang Yong; producer, Jia Zhangke, Shishan Shangsan = Shozo Lchiyama, Wang Hong; screenwriter, Jia Zhangke, Zhai Yongming; director of photography, Yu Liwei, Wang Yu; composer, Banye Xihong = Yoshihiro Hanno, Lin Qiang = Lim Giong; editor, Lin Xudong, Kong Jinlei.