The comedy routine, alas, has already left town.
Tag: Cultural Revolution
Posted inBlogs
Modern Chinese history gets the ‘China’s Spielberg’ treatment in Youth
Feng Xiaogang’s saga of a military dance troupe is now playing at the AMC River East.
Posted inFilm
Zhang Yimou returns to the bad old days of the Cultural Revolution
Coming Home is an act of remembrance for the veteran Chinese filmmaker.
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Chen Kaige’s Caught in the Web: Topical cautionary tale or historical drama?
Considering how the Chinese director’s latest fits into his body of work
Posted inArts & Culture
Howard Goldblatt’s life in translation
Meet Howard Goldblatt, the premier English-language translator of contemporary Chinese fiction.