Red Amnesia
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
China, 2014
Wang Xiahshuai’s Red Amnesia seems to be the exception to the rule for a Mainland China film. It’s not an historical epic, a cuddly or action-packed animation, nor a Bridesmaids or The Hangover-styled comedy.
Deng (Zhong Lü) is retired widow who lives alone. She cares for her elderly mother, and sometimes unwantedly, for her two grown sons. When Deng starts receiving anonymous, silent phone calls, she fears for her own safety and that past events have come back to haunt her.
Part historical drama, part ghost story, part psychological thriller, Xiahshuai’s film is strongest when it’s simply about aging. Deng’s interaction with her own mother is heartbreaking, as are the conversations she has with her deceased husband. Red Amnesia is the rare film that doesn’t look to old age as something to be swept under the rug or to be feared,...
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
China, 2014
Wang Xiahshuai’s Red Amnesia seems to be the exception to the rule for a Mainland China film. It’s not an historical epic, a cuddly or action-packed animation, nor a Bridesmaids or The Hangover-styled comedy.
Deng (Zhong Lü) is retired widow who lives alone. She cares for her elderly mother, and sometimes unwantedly, for her two grown sons. When Deng starts receiving anonymous, silent phone calls, she fears for her own safety and that past events have come back to haunt her.
Part historical drama, part ghost story, part psychological thriller, Xiahshuai’s film is strongest when it’s simply about aging. Deng’s interaction with her own mother is heartbreaking, as are the conversations she has with her deceased husband. Red Amnesia is the rare film that doesn’t look to old age as something to be swept under the rug or to be feared,...
- 14/08/2015
- por Neal Dhand
- SoundOnSight
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