AFS Essential Cinema: UNKNOWN PLEASURES April 15, 2008

The Austin Film Society is presents its latest Essential Cinema series entitled "Ascending Dragon: Films of Greater China". The third film of this series, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, created by the writer/director of THE WORLD, looks at teenage slackers who smoke, sit in pool halls, ride a motorcycle, try to talk to girls and even women, watch TV, and generally waste all their time in mindless inactivity. They are almost charming in their inarticulateness and shy bravado. As with all of Jia Zhang-Ke’s films, the cinematography, composition, and pacing are masterful.

FREE for AFS members / $4 for the general public

Official Website: http://austinfilm.org/film/unknown_pleasures_ren_xiao_yao