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  A New Old Play 2021

  Watched by Shelly Kraicer 14 Aug 2021

  Special Jury Prize, Locarno Film Festival

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  Cliff Walkers 2021

  Added by Shelly Kraicer

  All the fun has gone out of Zhang Yimou's Xi Jinping era propaganda work.

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  The Girl and the Spider 2021

  Added by Shelly Kraicer

  Watched this twice in one day. Something I haven't done for about 10 years.

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  Leap 2020

  Added by Shelly Kraicer

  Something surprisingly interesting is going on here, despite the pressures of censorship. Part one sets up patriarchy, patriotism, and leader worship as expected. Part two gently disassembles these, as if it's sweeping clear a relatively ideology-free space. Completely unexpected.