Very guilty, very beautiful, Movie Notes

Author: Mao Jian
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: It's difficult to give a vivid description of a book about movies in words. In short, this is a collection of Mao Jian's film essays that were previously published sporadically in Wangwang. This edition is published with numerous illustrations, covering topics such as Hitchcock,, Riefenstahl, and the style of Jin Yan, which straddles between academic and free-spirited approaches. It's truly brilliant and highly engaging. Movies, will you watch them? Upon hearing this question, many might dismiss it with disdain. Indeed, who doesn't watch movies? The difference lies in the perspective you bring to watching them. In Very Crime, Very Beauty: Mao Jian's Film Notes, Mao Jian will recount to you the romance, complexities, colors, gazes, and faces of movies—this is Mao Jian's unique perspective. She uses a writing style that is both "bony" and "sexually appealing" to express her feelings about films. Read her words, then reflect on your own, and perhaps you'll have a different experience.