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Documentary short on Eileen Chang

Eileen Chang was a popular Chinese novelist around the 1950s. She wrote the novel “Lust, Caution” that was recently adapted into a film by Ann Lee (involving some controversial nudity).

In the video interview above, Roland describes her as someone writing free from the shackles of politics, as someone describing “petty bourgeois” life — which inadvertently led her to become popular with modern middle class.

Via ESWN.

by Jason Li, in Mainstream.
August 27, 2009 – 1:10 am

2 Comments

anonymous

Posted August 27, 2009 at 9:58 am | Permalink

Ang Lee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_lee
ngunln

Posted September 6, 2009 at 5:50 pm | Permalink

Hi,
Im so inspired by her literature works. She is such a legend. her work 《半生緣》(Eighteen Springs) is one of my favorite.

regards
Lina

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