Still Life (San xia hao ren) (2006)

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To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this movie but since it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film festival, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, even though I did admire this movie, I have to admit that I had a rather hard time to really connect with the whole thing. I mean, sure, on one hand, I thought this movie was very well made. Indeed, it was visually pretty neat ... read more

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.