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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Thursday, November 08, 2018

229. The late Chinese director Bo Hu’s debut and final film “Da xiang xi die er zuo ” (An Elephant Sitting Still) (2018) (China): A realistic film on the lives of the marginal urban population in China, a perspective rarely presented to foreigners, based on a novel written by the director

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I t is not easy to sit through any feature film that is nearly 4 hours long; more so if the characters in the ...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

117. Chinese director Quan’an Wang’s “Tuan yuan” (Apart, together) (2010): A director’s second look on the theme of love between spouses in marriages

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T here is every likelihood that a casual viewing of this film will lead many viewers to categorize the movie as just anothe...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

89. Chinese director Wang Quan’an’s “Tuya’s marriage” (2006): A wedding that looks back at marriage and life

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T he emerging cinema of mainland China offers quite a different whiff of fresh air compared to the new winds of change in cinema that one e...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

55. Chinese director Yang Zhang's "Luo ye gui gen (Getting Home)" (2007): Beguiling comedy that makes you reflect on human behavior

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"A falling leaf returns to its roots” is a Chinese proverb. This endearing film is based on this proverb. It is a modern day story of...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

31. Chinese filmmaker Yimou Zhang's "Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Not One Less)" (1999): A marvelous neo-realist Chinese film, ideal for family viewing

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Long after De Sica made Bicycle thief and Fellini his La Strada , neo-realist traditions grab me like no other in cinema history. The Chin...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

8. Changwei Gu's Chinese film "Kong que" (Peacock) made in 2005--A gorgeous family epic that makes the audience positively review their lives

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W hen accomplished cinematographers take to direction, they often make superb films (William Fraker's Monte Walsh , Nicho...