1905 Film Network News Recently, the organizing committee of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival announced the shortlist of this year's film festival. The film "The Romantic Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Zhao Tao was shortlisted for the main competition unit. At that time, it will compete with other main competition films for the Best Film Palme d'Or.
"The Romantic Generation" is set in the first 21 years of this century and tells the story of how a Chinese woman experienced the noisy life in silence. It is worth noting that the filming cycle of the film lasted from 2001 to 2023, which also lasted 22 years.
Jia Zhangke revealed that "The Romantic Generation" is a fictional work that also uses some documentary techniques. According to the final official announcement from the Cannes Film Festival, the English title of the film was finally decided as Caught by the Tides (the original English title was We Shall Be All).
