Opening at the Cinema Village in NYC on April 11th (by coincidence, the
very fine “The Dhamma Brothers” reviewed below opens there the same
day), “Young and Restless in China” is an eye-opening documentary about
social change in China today. As the title implies, the subjects are all
under 40 and generally dissatisfied with their life, despite enjoying
lavish wealth in some cases. For those on the lower rungs of the
economic ladder, it might be a step up from the hard-scrabble existence
on a rural farm into a factory, but at the expense of the community they
once knew. In nearly every case, there is a feeling of loneliness even
when they are in a marriage or relationship.
Directed by Sue Williams, the award-winning producer-director of “China:
A Century in Revolution”, the documentary is very much influenced by
Michael Apted’s series of films that track a group of British people
from different social classes from the age of 21 into middle age. As is
the case with Apted, there is a sense of melancholy about lives that
don’t meet expectations.
full:
http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/young-and-restless-in-china/
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