Very Sinful, Very Beautiful: Mao Jian Film Notes: Supplemental Text Version

Author: Mao Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: "Extraordinary Crime, Extraordinary Beauty" recreates the visual beauty of 20th-century cinema with elegant cinematic language and concise prose, constructing a movie romantic history. The articles in the book are like a movie unfolding on paper, delicately showcasing the myriad charms of foreign lands. Mao Jian allows his own inner world to intersect and overlap with that of actors and directors, narrating the sinful beauty of the cinematic world. In Mao Jian's portrayal, the heavy price of that era and love transforms into silent tears.