Ash Is Purest White, 2018. Written and Directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Tao Zhao and Liao Fan. SYNOPSIS: ASH IS PUREST WHITE follows the journey of Qiao (Tao Zhao), the moll of a local mob boss who has fallen from grace… Director Jia Zhangke has steadily risen to become a leading figure in the ‘Sixth-generation’ […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White, 2018. Directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Zhao Tao and Liao Fan. SYNOPSIS: A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017. The latest epic drama from revered Chinese director Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin, Mountains May Depart) feels less-assured than his prior efforts while also raking over similar […]
