The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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Caught by the Tides represents perhaps the most ambitious project in Jia Zhangke’s celebrated filmography. Assembled from footage shot over 23 years, from 2001 to 2023, the film follows the character Qiaoqiao (played by Zhao Tao) as she searches for […]

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Director Jia Zhangke and his leading lady Zhao Tao have been an unstoppable force in Chinese cinema, having collaborated on more than half a dozen films. Six years after the duo worked together on Ash Is Purest White, they have […]

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