2006 · 108 min · NR

Still Life

Name: Still Life
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Zhubin Li, Haiyu Xiang

Directed by Jia Zhangke · Drama, Romance

Still Life (2006) is a Drama film, directed by Jia Zhangke set in Fengjie during the 2000s.

Themes of memory & nostalgia, isolation, and grief & loss play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer

Lim Giong

Cinematography

Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Cast

Han SanmingZhao TaoWang HongweiZhubin LiHaiyu XiangLin ZhouLizhen MaZhou Lan

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Fengjie

Setting

Urban

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Isolation Grief & Loss

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Historical Fiction