Eastern Premise #63 – Uniform
In this latest instalment of Eastern Premise Jason Julier moves away from Japan and takes a look at Chinese director Diao Yinan’s Uniform. This week Eastern Premise places Uniform, the directorial debut from Chinese screenwriter Diao Yinan under the spotlight. Zhi Fu, otherwise known as Uniform, is just that, a tale of a by chance clothing … Read more
Eastern Premise #37 – The World
For this weeks Eastern Premise Jason Julier turns to more modern fare than offered by the last couple of weeks, with a look towards China and Zia Zhanke’s The World. Such a huge ambitious title could summarise almost anything and for China’s Zia Zhangke this project marked his first above ground feature. Previously despite international … Read more
Eastern Premise #2 – Ju Dou
Jason Julier once again provides a slice of East Asian cinema, with this look at Zhang Yimou’s Ju Dou. Zhang Yimou, 1990. China. Following my debut piece for Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second this is the torrid ‘second album’ experience. Previously I had discussed the merits of Tetsuo: The Iron Man, one of … Read more
