by Iain Mitchell
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Joan Chen's directorial debut, “Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl”. It's a film that despite the star power of its director and visible cultural impact (its title is now likely more associated with the American experimental rock band who took their name from it) feels curiously under-seen these days.
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Given the still ubiquitous debate about Asian representation in Hollywood, there's a sad irony that Chen, probably best known for her turn as Josie Packard in the original series of “Twin Peaks”, came to direct “Xiu Xiu” in part due to lack of opportunities afforded to her that weren't tired ‘Dragon lady' stereotypes. Even in Chen's highly positive experience of making Bernardo Bertolucci's “The Last Emperor” she noted in an interview with NPR that the film's producers were...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Joan Chen's directorial debut, “Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl”. It's a film that despite the star power of its director and visible cultural impact (its title is now likely more associated with the American experimental rock band who took their name from it) feels curiously under-seen these days.
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Given the still ubiquitous debate about Asian representation in Hollywood, there's a sad irony that Chen, probably best known for her turn as Josie Packard in the original series of “Twin Peaks”, came to direct “Xiu Xiu” in part due to lack of opportunities afforded to her that weren't tired ‘Dragon lady' stereotypes. Even in Chen's highly positive experience of making Bernardo Bertolucci's “The Last Emperor” she noted in an interview with NPR that the film's producers were...
- 5/18/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
The majority of the Chinese Mainland films that screen in festivals are rather bleak, both in their main subject and in their overall presentation. Da Fei, although not straying completely away from this path, tries to tone it down a bit by including some elements of European cinema in his narrative. Let us see how this whole thing works.
“The Coffin Painter” screened at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
Jia is a rather lonely man who lives by himself, painting coffins for the few elderly who still desire not to be cremated. Through flashbacks, though, we also learn that the reason for his loneliness is his son’s death, an event he seems to accuse himself for. One day, a young girl, Seven, arrives in the same courtyard he lives in with her mother, as they try to avoid the loan sharks that are on their heels. The woman works as a hostess,...
“The Coffin Painter” screened at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas
Jia is a rather lonely man who lives by himself, painting coffins for the few elderly who still desire not to be cremated. Through flashbacks, though, we also learn that the reason for his loneliness is his son’s death, an event he seems to accuse himself for. One day, a young girl, Seven, arrives in the same courtyard he lives in with her mother, as they try to avoid the loan sharks that are on their heels. The woman works as a hostess,...
- 2/16/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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