Eureka Entertainment have announced the UK Blu-Ray release of 'The World' for the 23rd August, 2010. The film, which is the fourth feature from internationally acclaimed auteur Jia Zhang-ke, provides a look at the insular world of a troupe of Chinese stage-performers dreaming of freedom.
Synopsis
Zhao Tao stars as Tao, a young woman who works at the Beijing World Park, a real theme park made up of small recreations of major world cities and landmarks. Tao wears flashy costumes when dancing in front of the Taj Mahal, but she is missing something from her life and begins searching deep inside herself after becoming friends with a Russian woman. Meanwhile, Tao's boyfriend, Chen (Chen Taisheng), a security guard at the park, is fed up with her mood swings and starts a flirtatious relationship with Qun (Wang Yigun), a fashion designer who makes illegal knock-offs.
Features
25fps transfer of the film in its original frame-rate and 2.35:1 aspect ratio
New and improved English subtitle translations
Exclusive video introduction to the film by scholar and critic Tony Rayns
65-minute documentary on the making of 'The World'
24-minute video interview with filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke
A lengthy booklet containing a new essay about the film by Tony Rayns, an essay by Jia Zhang-ke, and a special dossier-afterword with further commentary on certain elements of the film and its ending
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Artwork and trailer are below, and you can preorder the Blu-Ray now from Amazon.co.uk.
