Lovely film which, like Cinema Paradiso, celebrates the love of film, its effect on the young, its usefulness as a distraction from unpleasant realities and its role in connecting people across time.
Although many of the incidents depicted were painful to watch, this pain was always leavened with beauty, caring or some other positive force to keep the tone up. There was a strong sociopolitical context...the meanness of ordinary people during the so-called Cultural Revolution was horrifying close-up...but the focus throughout was on the characters, their struggles, loves, disappointments, etc.
This film proves that "Eastern" doesn't necessarily mean histrionic over-acting and exaggerated melodrama. It was realistic, dramatic, emotionally compelling and, finally, human. Kudos.
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