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Tag Archives: china
3 things about Jia Zhangke’s CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
Caught by the Tides [2024] 1. Pushing her back into the seat again and again and again. 2. Wordlessly removing the taser gun from her purse and showing it to the would-be robbers. 3. The robot apologizes for not being … Continue reading
3 things about Kaige Chen’s FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
Farewell My Concubine [1992] 1. Aquarium and opium. 2. Passing the headdress. 3. Ending with a real sword.
3 things about Nanfu Wang’s IN THE SAME BREATH
In the Same Breath [2021] 1. New Year’s to New Year’s. 2. Absurdly low figure of 3,000 fatalities. 3. The hospital worker scolds the ambulance crew: quit bringing patients here, we have no beds.
3 things about Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI
Flowers of Shanghai [1998] 1. Wine and hot towels. 2. Ham congee. 3. We catch two glimpses of the outside world, both through open windows.
3 things about Bernardo Bertolucci’s THE LAST EMPEROR
The Last Emperor [1987] 1. “I told you, I hate you.” The disengaged look on her face as the spy sucks her toes. 2. Beneath the sheets. 3. A cricket cage still hidden under the cushion.
3 things about Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW
Shadow [2018] 1. Prideful of his calligraphy. 2. Bamboo point stuck in the small of his back. 3. Snapping the faceplate back into place.
3 things about Bo Hu’s AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL
An Elephant Sitting Still [2018] 1. “Surely he did not.” 2. On opposite escalators. 3. Why do they swap coats?
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