tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628501638740533840.post99676254131506383..comments2024-03-19T00:21:16.095-07:00Comments on Screening China: Zhao Liang on his new documentary TogetherDan Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02111796980168003914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628501638740533840.post-249235103218747372011-10-09T09:09:29.381-07:002011-10-09T09:09:29.381-07:00"Together's stylistic schizophrenia was a..."Together's stylistic schizophrenia was also reflected in its dual concern with documenting the Life is a Miracle shoot on the one hand, and Zhao's interactions with HIV sufferers he meets online on the the other. For me it was the latter strand that really brought the film alive, which is a problem given that the Gu Changwei thread is ostensibly the film's focus."<br /><br />For me, this reflects more of an inability of the reviewer to actually understand how Zhao Liang work has developed in new and very interesting directions. I am further troubled that you even ask if ending on a happy note was a comprised take on the issue on HIV in China, this perpetuates the myth that nothing good can come out of cooperating with the State and that provocation and agitation against some form of unthinking behemoth is the only value of film practice in China. I am rather appreciative in this instance of how Zhao has navigated through the complex terrain of emotions and expectations in order to produce such layered narrative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628501638740533840.post-91034854138112478552010-12-11T23:13:32.874-08:002010-12-11T23:13:32.874-08:00Dan:
Thanks as always for your very informative wr...Dan:<br />Thanks as always for your very informative writings on Chinese cinema. <br /><br />Best,<br />David<br />Producer, The High LifeDavidhttp://www.lanternfilms.com.hknoreply@blogger.com