Here’s a Cannes possibility we had no idea about, this time coming from mainland China.
There’s more info about Jia Zhangke’s new film and, according to an official Chinese board sheet, via the Awards Worthy forums, it’s been in post-production since November. Just to be clear, this is not a documentary like Jia’s last film, “Swimming Out Til the Sea Turns Blue.”
The story is about Qiao and Bing, their on-and-off two-decade relationship and the friends who have disappeared over time. More Interestingly, Qiao and Bing are the same names Jia used in “Unknown Pleasure” (2002) and “Ash Is Purest White” (2018).
Jia won the Golden Lion at Venice for “Still Life” in 2006. However, his last five films competed for the Palme d’Or so there’s no reason to believe this won’t be at Cannes, whether it’s in the 2023 or 2024 edition remains to be seen.