Poet on a Business Trip (2015)
- Original title
- 诗人出差了
- Directed by
- Ju Anqi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 3.7 of 10 from 7 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.
How it feels
A poet takes a journey through the Xinjiang region of China, traveling to write a series of poems. The film follows his movements and encounters along the way.
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What happens
Poet on a Business Trip (Chinese: 诗人出差了; pinyin: shī rén chū chai le) is a 2015 Chinese documentary film directed, written and cinematographed by Ju Anqi (雎安奇). Originally shot in colour but edited to black-and-white, it follows a poet as he travels through Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to write a series of 16 poems. It made its world premiere at the 2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam and its Asian premiere at the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival, winning the NETPAC Award and the International Competition's grand prize, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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