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It feels like Wang Bing’s own presence is more apparent - whether intentional or not - compared to Tiexi Qu. For example, during the night scenes, you can see the shadow of him holding the camera cast by the streetlights. Or when he climbs up a mountain in Yunnan to film people gradually walking into the distance. You can hear his heavy breathing picked up by the mic, and his conversations with the interviewees.
Although I haven’t yet watched the…
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It feels like Wang Bing’s own presence is more apparent - whether intentional or not - compared to Tiexi Qu. For example, during the night scenes, you can see the shadow of him holding the camera cast by the streetlights. Or when he climbs up a mountain in Yunnan to film people gradually walking into the distance. You can hear his heavy breathing picked up by the mic, and his conversations with the interviewees.
Although I haven’t yet watched the…
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perhaps the best contemporary feminist film in China????
A commercial film? Yes.
A comedy? Yes.
But it’s not just a new type of chick flick — it’s simply a film for half of the world’s population.
also really love the mother-daughter relationship depicted in this film, come across a beautifully written comment from Weibo, so touching:
"So many inheritance relationships in patriarchal systems—sons inherit their fathers' surnames, houses, and wealth, all of which are external possessions. But daughters inherit something truly belonging to their mothers: their reading habits, writing talent, sense of style, menstrual cycles, menopause, and even severe myopia..."
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perhaps the best contemporary feminist film in China????
A commercial film? Yes.
A comedy? Yes.
But it’s not just a new type of chick flick — it’s simply a film for half of the world’s population.
also really love the mother-daughter relationship depicted in this film, come across a beautifully written comment from Weibo, so touching:
"So many inheritance relationships in patriarchal systems—sons inherit their fathers' surnames, houses, and wealth, all of which are external possessions. But daughters inherit something truly belonging to their mothers: their reading habits, writing talent, sense of style, menstrual cycles, menopause, and even severe myopia..."
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