Jia Zhangke on “Bull—-” Patriotism, Li Hongqi, Dragons and Tigers: New Cinema-Scop
Jia Zhangke The new issue of Cinema Scope magazine has a heavy dose of Chinese cinema coverage. In the magazine, Jia Zhangke, whose most recent film is the documentary on Shanghai I Wish I Knew, talks about disturbing behavior he has witnessed by Chinese audience members at international festivals in an essay titled “On the Bullshit Logic of Patriotism:” A woman, about 20 years old and rather timid in aspect, addressed me in the lobby: “Director, I would like to ask you a que