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A woman in a large coat, wearing her facemask on her chin, reaches a hand out to a large robot.

Caught by the Tides Feng Liu Yi Dai

  Jia Zhang-ke

  China     111 minutes

Synopsis

Traversing all of his past films, master director and Festival mainstay Jia Zhang-Ke delivers an epic look at the romantic destiny of his perennial heroine, Qiaoqiao (played by his wife, Zhao Tao). Utilizing scenes from his past work as well as documentary footage collected over the decades, Jia invents bold new scenarios that track his muse over 21 years. In the process, he offers a survey of contemporary China that examines the emotional tumult of living through turbulent social change. An invigorating assemblage of material old and new, Caught By the Tides is a one-of-a-kind odyssey through a nation’s history and a legendary auteur’s work.

Past works shown by Jia Zhang-Ke at the Chicago International Film Festival include Unknown Pleasures (2002), Platform (2005), 24 City (2008), Mountains May Depart (2015), and Ash Is Purest White (2018).

  

 Mandarin with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 26 @ 1:45pm CDT

at Gene Siskel Film Center, screen 1

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Screening

Sun, Oct 27 @ 3:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 01

Media

Film Credits

  •   Casper Liang Jiayan, Shozo Ichiyama
  •   Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin
  •   X Stream Pictures, Momo Pictures, Huanxi Media Group Limited, Wishart Media