DVD review

Taken together and molded with Jia’s own practices, the films from this essential figure in world cinema allow viewers to see things they have never seen before, according to Salles, which is something Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang can likewise take credit for. Here, one is able to view Jia’s cinema as indicative of a nation’s transitory state and to see how those volatile cultural factors serve as artistic genesis. Ultimately, this film takes a great artist and further bolsters his standing by contextualizing the poignancy of his work and emphasizing its immediacy. In the documentary sub-genre of one acclaimed director evaluating another, you can’t ask for more than that: http://www.cutprintfilm.com/blu/new-on-dvd-jia-zhangke-a-guy-from-fenyang/