 |
Shijie (2004)Synopsis:
"The World" is a theme park on the outskirts of Beijing, sixteen kilometers from the Chinese capital, designed around scaled representations of the world's famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa.The site is seen here not from the visitors' point of view but through the eyes of a few of its staff, lonely people, communicating poorly, a bit disillusioned with life, glittering for the tourists but dull and restricted as far as they are concerned. We meet, among others, pretty young dancer Tao and Taisheng, a security guard who is fond of her but not of personal commitment...
Resource Links:
|
|
|
Reviews & Analyses: Shijie
Latest Questions |
Charlie is in boot camp in the "awkward squad." Once in France he gets no letters from home. He finally gets a packag...
|
 |
Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while servin...
|
 |
A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may...
|
 |
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eye...
|
