Friday, June 13, 2008
TRAVELOGUE
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was
Qiu Ju da guan si / The Story of Qiu Ju (1993)
This fascinating Chinese film adopts the techniques of Italian neorealism. Three actors working in large crowds with normal everyday people gives a detailed glimpse of Chinese life.
It follows the adventures of one woman who pursues a grievance through the Chinese bureaucratic system from her small village, up to the District, then the Region and finally through the civil court system. Beautiful actress. Gong Li.
The story is sweet and tongue in cheek. No one is a villain. It is also a tale of unintended consequences.
Very nice. It is an immersion in the culture with a slight bit of culture shock resulting. I was totally not prepared for the 'teeming masses'.
I enjoyed it and will consider it a done deal. I don't want to see it again.
That makes it a 3 out of Netflix5.
Labels: best films
