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’ movement of Chinese cinema. […]
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 themes and ideas to […]
