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Shijie [videorecording] = The world / Office Kitano, Lumen Films and Xstram Pictures in association with Bandai Visual, Tokyo FM, Dentsu, TV Asahi, Bitters End, Shanghai Film Studio, China Film Coproduction Corporation, a film by Jia Zhangke ; directed by Jia Zhangke.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: Z1074 | Zeitgeist FilmsLanguage: Chinese Summary language: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: [New York] : Zeitgeist Films, 2006.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • World
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Zhao Tao, Cheng Taisheng, Wang Hongwei, Huang Yiqun, Jiang Zhongwei, Ji Shuai.Summary: On the outskirts of Beijing is an amusement park called The World. The staff may be happy around the guests, but it's a different story behind the scenes. The park is seen through the eyes of the staff, along with the romances, dreams, and loneliness.
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Media/Non-print collection Media/Non-print collection Albright College Library CCM--Ask at Reference Desk DVD DVD 791.4372 S555 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002156477
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

Special features: Video interview with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum; original theatrical trailer; on-set photo gallery, including rare shots of director Jia Zhangke; character sketches and an essay of the real World Park; production notes by director Jia Zhangke.

Zhao Tao, Cheng Taisheng, Wang Hongwei, Huang Yiqun, Jiang Zhongwei, Ji Shuai.

On the outskirts of Beijing is an amusement park called The World. The staff may be happy around the guests, but it's a different story behind the scenes. The park is seen through the eyes of the staff, along with the romances, dreams, and loneliness.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.

In Mandarin and Shanxi dialect with English subtitles.

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