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1 online resource (1 streaming video file (78 min., 50 sec.)) |
| Summary |
880-01 "Beijing taxi vividly portrays modern-day China through a humanistic lens, documenting a profound transformation in an era of Olympic transitions. The intimate lives of three Beijingers connect a morphing cityscape and a lyrical journey through fragments of a society riding a bumpy road to modernization"--Container |
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880-01/(N This timely, uncensored and richly cinematic portrait of Chinађ́ةs ancient capital captures the true nature of a city as it undergoes a profound transformation. The film takes an intimate and compelling look at the lives of three cab drivers as they confront modern issues and changing values against the backdrop of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Through their daily struggles infused with humor and quiet determination, BEIJING TAXI reveals the complexity and contradictions of Chinађ́ةs shifting paradigm. Nominated for the Grand Jury Award for Documentary Feature at the SXSW Film Festival. "Interesting and Poignant́ђŒ Seamleѕѕђ́Œ Elegantly Framed."--The New York Times. "Critic's Pick! Mesmerizing!" - New York Magazine |
| Notes |
Title from title frame |
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Documentary |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Ian Vollmer, Sean Price Williams; editor, Sikay Tang; original score, Stephen Ulrich, Itamar Ziegler |
| Cast |
Bai Jiwen, Zhou Yi, Wei Caixia |
| Notes |
Mandarin with English subtitles |
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Olympic Games (29th : 2008 : Beijing, China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001038783
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Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249 |
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Taxicab industry -- China -- Beijing
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Taxicab drivers -- China -- Beijing
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Taxicab drivers.
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Taxicab industry.
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Beijing (China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79076155
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China -- History -- 2002- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004009478
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China.
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China -- Beijing.
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Documentary films.
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Educational films.
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History.
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Nonfiction films.
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Educational films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Films éducatifs.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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Wang, Miao, 1977-
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Stolkiner, Ivana
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Vollmer, Ian, 1967-
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Williams, Sean Price, 1977-
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Tang, Sikay
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Ulrich, Stephen
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Ziegler, Itamar
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Three Waters Productions.
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