Review of Back to 1942 (2012) by James Spillane for Slant Magazine — 21 Nov 2012
In painting a large-scale tableaux of the Henan disaster, Feng Xiaogang has inevitably been forced to sacrifice the specificity and focus on individual characterization that are generally so important for allowing the viewer a point of entry into such an important piece of history.
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This review of Back to 1942 (2012) was written by James Spillane and published by Slant Magazine on 21 Nov 2012.
Back to 1942 has generally received mixed reviews.
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