A meditative journey on a Chinese train

MOSCOW. The film of Jay Pi Snyadetski “Iron Ministry” was released in domestic distribution

British actor Ralph Fiennes considers Jay Pi Snyadecki’s Iron Ministry to be one of the best documentaries in world cinema. He is echoed by writer and artist Travis Jeppesen, producer and director Mark Peranson. Interest in Chinese philosophy and language, the complexity of which seems to him exaggerated, inspired the filmmaker and anthropologist Snyadecki to create several films in the Middle Kingdom. Anthropological People’s Park, after - Yumen, recognized as the best Chinese experimental film at the Taiwan Documentary Film Festival.

Filming Iron Ministry lasted three years. The result was an almost meditative, bewitching spectacle, the logic of which, in the opinion of Jay Pi, requires a long “getting used to” local realities. Ernst Karel’s soundtrack is considered one of the successes of the travel trip on the Chinese train Snyadecki. An anthropology teacher with a doctorate is a successful sound engineer and composer who works in different styles: from folk to advanced electronic music. The soundtrack Karela set the image to the rhythm that once struck Snyadecki (JPSniadecki) in the film Dzigi Vertova.

The train becomes the personification of a huge, booming country. From smelling of instant noodles, garlic and then crowded reserved seats to comfortable options for the rich, there’s an abyss only a few can overcome. To the question about the possibility of transferring an urgent idea to Russian soil, the director answers enthusiastically and in the affirmative, hoping to find like-minded people in our country.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru