Very guilty, very beautiful, Mao Jian Film Notes: Text Supplement 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 mad romantic history of film. 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 intertwine with that of actors and directors, narrating the sinfully beautiful world of cinema. In Mao Jian's words, the heavy price of that era and love transforms into silent tears.