Rent Platform (2000)
3.5 of 5 from 91 ratings
2h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- Jia Zhang Ke's ambitious film follows the lives of four friends over a turbulent 10 year period of Chinese history, from 1979 to 1989. In the small town of Fenyang, in the remote western province of Shanxi, the teenage members of a state theatre troupe stage propaganda plays in praise of Mao. But as the country opens up to the free market and implements wide-ranging reform, their lives are irrevocably changed as the world around them is transformed by the music, fashions and other cultural influences of the West. Named after a hit 80's Chinese pop song, Platform gives a vivid insight into modern China and absorbingly documents the sweeping social changes experienced by its people.
- Actors:
- Wang Hong-wei, Zhao Tao, Liang Jing-dong, Yang Tian-yi, Wang Bo, Song Yong Ping
- Directors:
- Jia Zhang-ke
- Aka:
- Zhantai
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Raise the Red Lantern
- Countries:
- China
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Reviews (1) of Platform
Nice but needs a trim - Platform review by RC
Usual charming moments, details and wry humour that I’ve come to expect from this director, with the kind of pacing that draws you in to the characters and their lives. Felt like it could have been edited down by half an hour though to hold the story better in focus.
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