Menasha Public Library (Elisha D. Smith)

Beijing taxi, Beijing chu zhu, a film by Miao Wang ; 3 Three Waters Productions ; produced by Ivana Solkiner ; written, directed and produced by Miao Wang

chi

videorecording

Beijing taxi

DVD

682892333

a film by Miao Wang ; 3 Three Waters Productions ; produced by Ivana Solkiner ; written, directed and produced by Miao Wang

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Beijing chu zhu

"BEIJING TAXI is a feature-length documentary that vividly portrays the ancient capital of China undergoing a profound transformation. The intimate lives of three taxi drivers are seen through a humanistic lens as they navigate a quickly morphing city, confronting modern issues and changing values. The three protagonists radiate a warm sense of humanity despite the struggles that each faces in adapting to new realities of life in the modern city. With stunning imagery of Beijing and a contemporary score rich in atmosphere, BEIJING TAXI communicates a visceral sense of the common citizens' persistent attempts to grasp the elusive. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games serve as the backdrop for BEIJING TAXI's story, a coming out party for a rising nation and a metaphor for Chinese society and its struggles to reconcile enormous contradictions while adjusting to a new capitalist system that can seem foreign to some in the Communist-ruled and educated society. Candid and perceptive in its filming approach and highly cinematic and moody in style, BEIJING TAXI takes us on a lyrical journey through fragments of a society riding the bumpy roads to modernization. Though its destination unknown, the drivers continue to forge ahead.."--Beijing Taxi website

general

live action

Beijing chu zhu