Review of City of Life and Death (2009) by Chris Barsanti for Film Journal International — 10 May 2011
Lu Chuan's steely epic of the rape of Nanking has dramatic inconsistencies but overcomes them with sheer force of will; rarely has art served history so superbly.
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This review of City of Life and Death (2009) was written by Chris Barsanti and published by Film Journal International on 10 May 2011.
City of Life and Death has generally received very positive reviews.
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