Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Hidden tranquillity in a state of emergency

A prison escapee and an orphan girl - for very different but humane reasons - try to get their hands on a certain reel of film. Yimou Zhang's One Second is a story set during China's 1960s Cultural Revolution and the role of film in it. Emotional drama and ironic comedy interpreted warmly and interestingly.

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Close to the emptiness of existence

A dog kennel worker is a bit lonely. He desperately needs female company.   He runs into a woman he knows from his college days and develop...