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GreenCine Daily - ”The latest chapter in Jia Zhangke’s chronicles of modern Chinese history is certain to reinforce the director’s status as an international arthouse icon,” writes Dan Fainaru, reviewing 24 City for Screen Daily.
“Consisting of five authentic interviews and four fictional monologues delivered by actors (but presented in a documentary format) it uses the removal of a large industrial complex from the centre of Chengdu, to be replaced by flashy new high-rise luxury apartments (24 City), as the departure point for an account of rapid-pace changes in China over the last half-century.”
“Following Still Life and Useless, documentary and fictional artifice are combined ever more egregiously by Mainland helmer Jia Zhangke in 24 City,” writes Variety’s Derek Elley. “Result is far more accessible than Jia’s previous two pictures, with moments of genuine emotion by the real-life interviewees. But technique of interweaving name actors into the docu fabric smacks of auteurism for the sake of it, and pic says nothing new or revealing that hasn’t been said in countless other movies and docus.”… [Full Story]
