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super contemplative and atomospheric animated feature about a group of students at an Chinese arts academy. it’s a really conversation driven movie that contemplates the philosophy of art making, pedagogy, tradition and connection. I really loved it! It has so much thoughtful dialogue to chew on without feeling pretentious, and a flat animation style that feels so nostalgic. wish I could have watched it when I was 20 and in art school and thought I knew everything.
Apr 17, 2025
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there is all at once everything and nothing to say about this film !
as an artist and painter, this movie really inspires process and preservation of history not only in paintings but in our society. it makes you choose to see everything as a painting and everything as important and everything as art. it makes you feel raw and aware of the space you take up and that is around you, and what being present actually means. it brings up so many important questions about what art can be or why it can be
Apr 21, 2024
I was fortunate to be able to catch a screening of this last night! Gorgeous impressionistic experimental romance film comprised of unused footage taken over the course of 22 years—some raw documentary-style footage, some outtakes and scenes from Jia’s other works featuring the same actors (so you see them naturally age over time which is pretty cool). I’ve seen it compared to a collage and I think this is apt; the plot is tenuous at best but really impressive considering that it’s just made up of random scraps. I think it came together well and it was a beautiful experience just letting the footage wash over me like the tides and seeing the passage of time
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One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen: the colors, the characters, the message, the drama—I can’t really describe this without spoiling the movie but imagine Old Boy meets Titane kind of film. Overall amazing, and the music and dances were topnotch too.
Jan 3, 2025
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an older couple came in for dinner and totally stiffed me on the tip which was disappointing but shitty tips and math mistakes happen on occasion, so though I was disapointed because I thought we were vibing, I entered the bad tip and got on with it. they came back as soon as we opened the next day with an envelope with $10 and this note. I love that they went above and beyond even for a small mistake like this, I wouldn’t have remembered in like a week but the universe tracks on this stuff yknow.
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and in the year of our lord 2025? a delightful pastiche
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