Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
First screened in May 2020
Director: Joan Chen. Cast: Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Qian Zheng, Gao Qiang, Gao Jie, Lu Yue, Qin Wenyuan, Cao Xuelan, Lu Zhong, Li Shijin, Tan Xiaoying, Li Zhizheng, Qiao Qian, Li Qianqian, Cao Jiong. Screenplay: Joan Chen and Yan Geling (based on the novel Tian Yu by Yan Geling). Twitter Capsule:
Historical/political testament admits traces of melodrama, western. Tough, sensitive, and gorgeous.
VOR:④
I see why this gets a rep on some places as Chinese cinema for Western audiences but also feel that's a low blow, artistically and in considerable risk-taking.
