NYFF: 24 City

A richly rewarding exploration of China's rapidly changing reality from art house darling Jia Zhangke. While a munitions factory in Chengdu was dissembled and moved to make room for luxury high rise apartments, Jia interviewed hundreds of workers about their lives and distilled their stories into a ravishing mixture of striking imagery, evocative music, and deeply emotional personal histories performed by professional actors, including Joan Chen.  [Jürgen] ****

Reviews of 24 City from filmlinc blog, Reverse Shot, Kevin Lee, and at GreenCine Daily. More from the 46th New York Film Festival.