Caught by the Tide/ China/ 2024/ Dir: Jia Zhang-Ke/ 111 Min/ Current Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One day, a restless Guao Bin leaves without any notice to try his luck in another province. Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.
In chronicling the romantic destiny of Qiao Qiao, his perennial heroine, Jia Zhangke delivers an unprecedented cinematic epic. A story that traverses all of his past films and spans 25 years of a country experiencing profound transformation.
A mesmerizing work that spans 20 years yet challenges the idea of time, Jia Zhang-Ke’s latest masterpiece is a reimagining of his cinema, the rewriting of his career, and a lucid portrait of China’s recent history. A countercurrent film that sweeps away the dust settling on the images of memory, Caught by the Tides is a love letter to actress Zhao Tao, the very embodiment of Jia’s cinema. She has shaped it, and continues to define and inspire his films, with the beautiful power of her performances.
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