| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC. |
| Cast |
Zhao Tao, Cheng Taisheng, Wang Hongwei, Huang Yiqun, Jiang Zhongwei, Ji Shuai. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
On the outskirts of Beijing is an amusement park called The World. The staff may be happy around the guests, but it's a different story behind the scenes. The park is seen through the eyes of the staff, along with the romances, dreams, and loneliness. |
| Note |
Special features: Video interview with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum; original theatrical trailer; on-set photo gallery, including rare shots of director Jia Zhangke; character sketches and an essay of the real World Park; production notes by director Jia Zhangke. |
| Language |
In Mandarin and Shanxi dialect with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Amusement parks -- China -- Beijing -- Drama.
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Service industries workers -- China -- Beijing -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Jia, Zhangke, 1970-
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Zhao, Tao, 1978-
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Cheng, Taisheng.
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Wang, Hongwei.
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Ofisu Kitano.
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Editorial Lumen.
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Zeitgeist Films.
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| Added Title |
World |
| Standard No. |
795975107433 |
| Music No. |
Z1074 Zeitgeist Films |
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