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Sean Baker rose to national attention with his indie hit, The Florida Project, but he's been carrying the torch of American Independent Cinema for a couple of decades now. It's a good thing, too- not many people are continuing this important neorealist tradition anymore; along with the Safdie Brothers, Baker is upholding the John Cassavetes … Continue reading Take Out
To Westerners, Chinese culture always seems so cold and dehumanizing, overseen by a state that values the collective (or, at least, what's best for the Party) over the individual (and his/her spiritual fulfillment.) I'm not sure if that's actually the case, but Zhangke Jia's The World does little to dispel this stereotype- painting his characters … Continue reading The World
China's most popular film in 1995, Red Cherry is a fascinating film for Westerners simply because it looks at World War II from the Communist point of view. Americans seem to forget that Russia and China were both our Allies, that they both suffered greater casualties (both civilian and military) than anyone (especially more than … Continue reading Hong ying tao (Red Cherry)
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