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Chaiqian

(Chaiqian)
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Original Title : Chaiqian
Time : 62 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2010
Director : J.P. Sniadecki
Writer : No data available
Producer : J.P. Sniadecki
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : Chinese
About : 'Chaiqian' (demolition) is a portrait of urban space, migrant labor, and ephemeral relationships in the centre of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in western China. Attending first to the formal dimensions of the transforming ...See more'Chaiqian' (demolition) is a portrait of urban space, migrant labor, and ephemeral relationships in the centre of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in western China. Attending first to the formal dimensions of the transforming work-site - including the demands of physical labor and the relationship between human and machine - the film shifts focus to the social dynamics of a group of thirty people who have come from the countryside to work in this ever-changing urban landscape. In exploring the various banal yet striking interactions between these members of China's 'floating population', the city's residents, and the film-maker, 'Chaiqian' simultaneously expresses and resists the fleeting nature of urban experience. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary

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