Nightfall in Shanghai

The city makes life better. Be a lovely Shanghainese.

Original title: Tombée de nuit sur Shanghaï

Tombée de nuit sur Shanghaï is Akerman’s contribution to the collective film L’état du monde (2007). Consists of little more than long-held vid shots of Shanghai skyscrapers and a floating boat, bearing giant video displays of consumer products and familiar images such as Da Vinci’s « La Giaconda.

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Tombée de nuit sur Shanghaï

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