Chinese Portrait

Name: Chinese Portrait
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 13, 2019
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 81

2019

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Cinema Guild | Release Date: December 13, 2019 | Not Rated

Summary: From acclaimed director Wang Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle; So Long, My Son) comes a personal snapshot of contemporary China in all its diversity. Shot over the course of ten years on both film and video, the film consists of a series of carefully composed tableaus of people and environments. Pedestrians shuffle across a bustling BeijingFrom acclaimed director Wang Xiaoshuai (Beijing Bicycle; So Long, My Son) comes a personal snapshot of contemporary China in all its diversity. Shot over the course of ten years on both film and video, the film consists of a series of carefully composed tableaus of people and environments. Pedestrians shuffle across a bustling Beijing street, steelworkers linger outside a deserted factory, tourists laugh and scamper across a crowded beach, worshippers kneel to pray in a remote village. With a painterly eye for composition, Wang captures China as he sees it, calling to a temporary halt a land in a constant state of change. [Cinema Guild]… Expand

Director: Xiaoshuai Wang

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 79 min

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RogerEbert.com Scout Tafoya

Dec 13, 2019

Chinese Portrait is a stunning work of photography and a simple work of empathy that asks, "How much goes into making sure we all get to just live?" Read full review

Kevin Crust

Dec 19, 2019

Reflected in its native language title (“My Lens”), Chinese Portrait is a personal reflection on the country’s past and present. Brimming with humanity, Wang’s contemplative, minimalist approach forces us to consider the day-to-day lives of these people, and perhaps our own. Read full review

Clarence Tsui

Dec 12, 2019

Demanding attention, imagination and critical viewing from the audience, Chinese Portrait is nevertheless one for posterity. Read full review

Berenice Reynaud

Dec 24, 2019

The compositions are rich with multiple layers; they explore the depth of the cinematic space, and suggest invisible presences at the edge of the frame. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Dec 10, 2019

The simplicity of bodies barely moving before a camera that brings their quotidian temporality into a halt is nothing short of a radical proposition in our digital era. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 12, 2019

Its primary interest lies in the tension between candid moments and shots that appear artfully composed. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Jan 29, 2020

Chinese Portrait is a great art installation, but a thoroughly unsatisfying film. Read full review

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