West of the tracks ; Part 1 ; Rust
Film et Vidéo
- Auteurs : Wang Bing ;
- Editeurs : Waterdown Documentary Educational Resources [distrib.] ;
- Date d'édition : 2008
- Sujets : Entreprises -- Disparition -- DVD -- Chine, Industrie, Classe ouvrière, Réorganisation industrielle, Films ethnographiques DVD Chine
- Langue(s) : Chinois
- Description matérielle : 4 DVD (4 h 04 min), : Coul., sonore
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : West of the tracks
Notes
Version originale en mandarin ; sous-titres en anglais
Résumé
Indiqué sur la jaquette : In the midst of rumors and uncertainly, the employees of the Tie Xi complex continue working as they wait to hear about the future of their jobs. Treatment for lead poisoning is part of the usual routine ; fishing, cards and saxophone music combat boredom in the hospital. Factory workers and managers have common financial worries, with only a trickle of orders coming in to the copper, zinc and lead smelting facilities. A group of office staff celebrate the new year together ; they toast to prosperity and happiness. A ghostly revolution song plays through the loundspeakers as workers doggedly perform their tasks without safety equipment. Small injuries are frequent and so cigarette breaks. There is dust and smoke from the furnces ; water from leaking pipes freezes into waterfalls. As bankruptcy approaches, abandoned goods are fair game for salvaging. The atmosphere isone of loss and resignation as the men bathe after their shifts.