The King of Masks
aka Bian lian First screened in April 2020
Director: Wu Tianming. Cast: Zhu Xu, Zhou Renying, Zhao Zhigang, Jia Zhaoji, Chen Li, Jia Zhaoji. Screenplay: Chen Wengui and Wei Minglun. Twitter Capsule:
Some mawkish manipulations; I can imagine D.W. Griffith's version. Still, thoughtful and culturally interesting.
VOR:③
So much of the story structure and tearjerking playbook seems old as dirt, but significant censorship back in China proves there's still an appreciable edge.
