Chinese Movie 'Still Life' wins Golden Lion at Venice
The Chinese movie "Still Life" or "Sanxia Haoren", a surprise entry set against the backdrop of China's gigantic Three Gorges Dam project, won this year's Golden Lion — the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke's "Still Life" or "Sanxia Haoren" was a surprise entry late in the festival, and trumped candidates like Emilio Estevez' "Bobby," about the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and "The Queen," about the week that followed Princess Diana's death.
"Still Life" was shot in the old village of Fengjie, which has been destroyed by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, and tells of people who go back there.
More than 1.13 million Chinese have been relocated to make way for the dam, many of them complaining of bleak prospects in their new homes above the waterline or in other parts of China.
Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke's "Still Life" or "Sanxia Haoren" was a surprise entry late in the festival, and trumped candidates like Emilio Estevez' "Bobby," about the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and "The Queen," about the week that followed Princess Diana's death.
"Still Life" was shot in the old village of Fengjie, which has been destroyed by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, and tells of people who go back there.
More than 1.13 million Chinese have been relocated to make way for the dam, many of them complaining of bleak prospects in their new homes above the waterline or in other parts of China.
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