A Romanticized Tale of Time: Jia Zhangke’s ‘Ash Is Purest White’
“‘Ash Is Purest White,’ Zhangke’s latest film, is another masterful chapter of the director’s artistic journey, one that works wonderfully as a point of entry into his oeuvre.”
Review: Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’
“Achieving a vibrant mix of swooning sincerity and bitter irony, Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ walks the tightrope of Chinese history with a showman’s flair and a subversive wit, channelling its conflicting perceptions of the past into a single cohesive, ultimately jaded vision.”
SANFIC 11: Tired Immigrants and Tired Violence – Jacques Audiard’s ‘Dheepan’
Jaime Grijalba on Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine