The films of directors of Chinese six generation are rooted in the fertile soil of realism and have a strong documentary style. As loyal practitioners of documentary style, their movies are based on the life experiences and closed to the social underlying living state, featuring the previous ideological discourse and political aesthetics reflection and breakthroughs. They inject the sensory experience of real life into the film art creation in view of disclosing the complex dimensions of the soul. Their movies are similar to the French New Wave movies which seem to be indulged in self - expression. Nonetheless, they borrow the framework of realism. They are more eclectic on the film selection and creation, combine the western classic film theories and the results of modern film theory, and reach after the left wave of mainland film in a narrative and image style with the international standards again. Zhang Yang is a representative figure of the sixth generation directors. His main works include Sunflower, Quitting , Path of The Soul and so on. Many of his works adopt the shooting method and design concept of documentaries, and the integration of feature films. In a word, documentary is his unique creative style.

Wang Luyao. A delicate balance between authenticity and artistry——takes the director Zhang yang’s movies as examples. Frontiers in Art Research (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 4: 6-9. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2022.040402.

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