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FILM Journey to a Brutal Past: Feng Xiaogang’s Back to 1942

By Yi Chen I have been a big fan of Chinese director Feng Xiaogang’s films since his 1997 comedy Dream Factory. His films were part of a family tradition: around almost every Chinese New Year my family would go to see his Hesui Pian, or Lunar New Year blockbusters. Romantic comedies made him famous in China, but Feng Xiaogang is no …

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