Still Life (三峡好人) literally translates to Three Gorges Good People. The title is a reference to the Three Gorges dam that is displacing the residents of Fangjie along with the phrase 'good people', which appears in the film as a sort of ironic joke. But Still Life is filled with good people. This is a poetic, beautiful film filled with strange and impactful images that I found deeply moving. Zhao Tao (who I loved so much in Ash Is Purest White) and Han Sanming are wonderful. I am excited to watch them both in Mountains May Depart, which I'll be watching soon since it (like Still Life) is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month.
(As for the Still Life title... I don't get it.)
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