Chinaâs Women Filmmakers Are Embracing Their Stories. Moviegoers Are Loving It.
China has many talented female directors, but few have seen runaway box office success. That changed with two recent movies, âHi, Momâ and âSister.â
A display for âHi, Momâ outside a cinema in Beijing. It is the top-grossing film in China this year.Credit.Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
July 14, 2021Updated 8:30 a.m. ET
Two of the biggest films in China this year were neither chest-thumping odes to patriotism nor slapstick buddy comedies. They featured no superheroes or intricately choreographed car chase scenes.
Instead, they were thoughtful explorations of issues that are familiar to millions of women in China today, like the constant struggle between family obligations and career ambitions or the complicated bond between a mother and a daughter.
China s women filmmakers are embracing their stories Moviegoers are loving it
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