Bi Gan and Resurrection: The Cinema Before the Lie of Immortality

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In Resurrection, Bi Gan (Kaili Blues, Long Journey to the Night) imagines a future in which humanity has renounced to dream and follows a movie monster through different periods and film languages. The film covers a century of images and styles, but, as the director says, his interest is not in charting a film story: he seeks to accompany a creature who carries a heavy body and observe how that journey is shaping a fragile and free heart. In thi…