Comments on: National Pride and Film Festivals http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeni thornley http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-12529 jeni thornley Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:32:18 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1322#comment-12529 I haven't seen The Ten Conditions of Love, about Rebiya Kadeer either - it was reviewed by Julie Rigg on http://www.abc.net.au/rn/movietime/stories/2009/2641435.htm she called it a 'hagiography'. I sense a complex subtext abounds around this whole site and it may be more than a case of censorship at work here? What do you think? cheers Jeni http://jenithornleydoco.blogspot.com/ I haven’t seen The Ten Conditions of Love, about Rebiya Kadeer either – it was reviewed by Julie Rigg on http://www.abc.net.au/rn/movietime/stories/2009/2641435.htm

she called it a ‘hagiography’.

I sense a complex subtext abounds around this whole site and it may be more than a case of censorship at work here? What do you think?

cheers Jeni

http://jenithornleydoco.blogspot.com/

]]> By: He Zhong Fu http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-12525 He Zhong Fu Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:12:36 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1322#comment-12525 CPC works in mysterious way. Ordinary mortals can not possibly fathom its intentions. But I respect the position of film director Jia Zhangke has to withdraw his work, it's within his personal rights. CPC works in mysterious way. Ordinary mortals can not possibly fathom its intentions. But I respect the position of film director Jia Zhangke has to withdraw his work, it’s within his personal rights.

]]> By: Dave http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-12522 Dave Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:17:08 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1322#comment-12522 Isn't one sticking point that RK is actually attending the festival? You might see a film about BL, but having him present would be another matter (not that I agree with the comparison, but that does appear to be the way a lot of Chinese people see it). Isn’t one sticking point that RK is actually attending the festival? You might see a film about BL, but having him present would be another matter (not that I agree with the comparison, but that does appear to be the way a lot of Chinese people see it).

]]> By: FOARP http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-12520 FOARP Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:40:59 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1322#comment-12520 Remember all those American directors pulling their films out of Cannes 2004 when they heard that <i>Fahrenheit 9/11</i> was going to be part of it? Oh . . . . yeah . . Remember all those American directors pulling their films out of Cannes 2004 when they heard that Fahrenheit 9/11 was going to be part of it? Oh . . . . yeah . .

]]> By: Kingsley http://granitestudio.org/2009/07/26/debate-with-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-12515 Kingsley Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:03:27 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1322#comment-12515 I saw a brief interview with the filmmaker the other day where he said he had tried numerous times to get the Chinese government's side of the story, but no one would consent to putting forward their views on camera. I don't know anything about his background, but he sounded like he genuinely wanted to investigate and be a bit more critical, but was frustrated by the bureaucratic brick wall. I saw a brief interview with the filmmaker the other day where he said he had tried numerous times to get the Chinese government’s side of the story, but no one would consent to putting forward their views on camera. I don’t know anything about his background, but he sounded like he genuinely wanted to investigate and be a bit more critical, but was frustrated by the bureaucratic brick wall.

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