Die Cinémathèque suisse im Wallis

Description

A Touch of SinJia Zhang-ke, China/Japan/France, 2013, 133 min., Original version with French subtitles (V. O. s.-t. fr.) In four Chinese provinces, the bloody fates of four people reflect a society permeated by violence and injustice... With A Touch of Sin, Jia Zhang-ke redefines the traditional sword-fighting and martial arts film. By opening up to genre film techniques, he creates a political fresco of extraordinary mastery and disturbing darkness. "A single glance is enough – the first. Next to the overturned truck, in front of a sea of tomatoes spilling over the street, a bulky, motionless man plays with a red fruit. It is as if the precise and sensitive attention to the reality of his country, which characterizes the director's cinema, is suddenly fueled by a powerful current coming from Sergio Leone or Quentin Tarantino (...). Thus, A Touch of Sin becomes a breathless, disturbing, grotesque, and at the same time frightening work." (Jean-Michel Frodon, Le Monde de Jia Zhang-ke) Admission price: 10.– CHF.

Highlights

• Film by Jia Zhang-ke
• Original version with French subtitles
• Admission price: 10.– CHF

General Information

The Swiss Cinematheque in Valais shows the film 'A Touch of Sin', which depicts the bloody fates of four people in China. The film offers a new perspective on the traditional martial arts film and is an extraordinary political fresco.

Location

Rue des Cèdres 10, 1950 Sitten, Switzerland

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