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Journey Of
A Red Fridge
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(First Five Minutes)

cinematheque
24 city
The conversion of a state-owned munitions factory into luxury high-rise apartments allows for an acute appreciation of Socialism's impact on the Chinese people and the complex social changes transforming the country in this masterful new film from Jia Zhang-ke.

Directed by Jia Zhang-ke
2008, 107 minutes
"One of the most original filmmakers working today. Without nostalgia but with sensitivity and depth of feeling, Mr. Jia is documenting a country and several generations that are disappearing before the world's eyes."
- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

"A quiet, beautifully rendered look at a landscape and culture in flux."
- G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

"The most important filmmaker in the world. When you see the earth from outer space, it's said, the only visible human artifact is the Great Wall of China. When the early twenty-first century is someday viewed from a comparable distance, the main artifacts to be seen may be the films of Jia Zhang-ke. "
- Stuart Klawans, The Nation

Opens in New York
at the IFC Center on July 5
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