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Gui tu lie che (2009)
I wonder...
Well, I didn't fall asleep, which is a very high compliment these days. Fascinating, if somewhat slow paced, study of the modern Chinese peasant trying to keep up in the sub-rat race. Though the resounding question is "why? to what gain?" Beautifully shot by Linx, some stunning stills, but I can't help calling into question the authenticity of this piece as a genuine documentary - from the technical (editing - for example the seemingly changing seasons on the train journey) to the dramatical - beautiful daughter becomes a hostess, silent father figure who can't connect, faux-worried mother - seems almost a typical dysfunctional north American family shot by Canadian filmmakers wondering what Confucious would make of it all. ...hang on a minute... ...can I change to a 6...?