A twelve years old boy moves from his village to Shanghai. A lonely and rich old man adopts him.
Is it worth your time? If you have the patience for a film that refuses to rush, yes. It is a slow, melancholy sort of watch. If you need explosions or a plot that moves at the speed of a bullet, you are going to be checking your watch by the twenty-minute mark. It’s the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Chusheng Cai
Edward LeSaint
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"Is it worth your time? If you have the patience for a film that refuses to rush, yes. It is a slow, melancholy sort of watch. If you need explosions or a plot that moves at the speed of a bullet, you are going to be checking your watch by the twenty-minute mark. It’s the kind of movie that feels like it was filmed in a house that still smells like old paper and tea. I really liked that. The City vs. The Village The boy’s transition from the village to the concrete sprawl of Shanghai is handled ..."
Cho-Cho Lai
Chusheng Cai
China
