Caught by the Tides

Fri, May 16 • 6:30 PM

Roxie Theater

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The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous 'Caught by the Tides'. Assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years—a beguiling mix of fiction and documentary, featuring a cascade of images taken from previous movies, unused scenes, and newly shot dramatic sequences—'Caught by the Tides' is a free-flowing work of unspoken longing, carried along more by music than dialogue as it looms around the edges of a poignant love story. The film primarily follows Qiaoqiao, played by Jia's muse Zhao Tao, as she searches for her long-lost lover Bin in an increasingly unrecognizable country. Through Zhao’s delicate expressiveness, the film evokes the passage of time and change, presenting a profound narrative about love and loss.

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