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Beijing: The Third Ring

2012 · 110 min

A hypnotic, patient study of city traffic that rewards close looking with a quiet sense of urban rhythm.

Directed by
Ai Weiwei
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Beijing: The Third Ring is a document of the two opposite views of traffic flow on 55 bridges along Beijing’s Third Ring. The entire piece is made up of 110 segments.

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Directed by
Ai Weiwei
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • isolation
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ai Weiwei
Runtime
110 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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