Language is so specific to art, all the way to the past in China. Previously, people were not allowed to include various regional dialects in their films, but in every film that I've made, I've maintained the regional dialects of… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your art. For the most part, you know what they are. With my first three films, the… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
Language is so specific to art, all the way to the past in China. Previously, people were not allowed to include various regional dialects… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
I think previously, when fathers and sons argued with each other, they would still face each other and face each other's feelings, but now,… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
If you look at ancient Chinese culture, and depictions of it, the relationship between people and nature was very different. It almost felt as… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
I think the new technologies have become pervasive in our society, such as cellphones and the internet, and they've insidiously affected our personal sense… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
If you're an artist working in China, you become aware that there are things you have to give up in order to practice your… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
With all our new technologies, I feel like these feelings have really been dampened. Even if you are thousands of kilometers from somebody, you… — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
There are a lot of colloquialisms in the Cantonese language that can never be represented aptly in Mandarin. — Jia Zhangke Copy Share Image
