Useless (2007)

Original title

无用

Directed by

Jia Zhangke

Genre

documentary film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows China's fashion and clothing industry. It shows different aspects of how clothes are made and what they mean to people.

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What happens

Useless (simplified Chinese: 无用; traditional Chinese: 無用; pinyin: wú yòng) is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jia Zhangke. It is Jia's second full-length documentary film after 2006's Dong. The film follows China's fashion and clothing industry. The film was produced by Jia Zhangke's own Xstream Pictures, in association with the China Film Association and the Mixmind Art and Design Company. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 5.80/10. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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