Beijing Adult Entertainment: A bit too bright for its own good
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhuanet) — A new film about one of the most heartrending episodes in recent Chinese history leaves more to be desired.
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Vautrin was an American missionary, who saved the lives of many Chinese women at Ginling Girls College in Nanjing, then spelled “Nanking” and the capital city of China. An entry in her diary mentioned a group of prostitutes took the place of female students in attending a “party” thrown by the occupying Japanese soldiers.
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That provides an excuse for a firecracker-like effect for the final blowup, which looks splendid on screen but reminds me of the Beijing Olympics rather than wartime horrors.
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Not all flourishes are over the top, though. The dream sequence where they sing their brothel song in a showgirl-style lineup is unexpectedly powerful as an emotional climax.
See the full article from “Xinhua”