Here we follow an entertainment troupe around China in 1979. It's still Mao's China although things like blue jeans and rock and roll have appeared.
There were some good scenes in this film but on the whole it was a disjointed mess. This guy has no idea how to tell a story, engage an audience or create characters who are identifiable or who matter. One thing you couldn't miss though...these people sure know how to smoke. Scene after scene showed them smoking and not doing much else. Smoking even served in a courtship scene.
The China shown here was ugly, dirty, repressive. People were loud, ignorant and crude. I wonder how much has changed with all the sleek new skyscrapers.
At 2 1/2 hours this was about 2 hours too long. I kept waiting for the movie to start but it never did.
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