Comment on Beijing Being review - Emma Jaay's sweet and focused debut

Beijing Being review - Emma Jaay's sweet and focused debut

The Australian director serves up a wistful scrapbook for her adopted city of Beijing, forgoing plot for the verve of the French New WaveThe autobiographical, or quasi-autobiographical subject, is dangerous territory for first-time film-makers – a licence to get carried away with yourself. Double that risk if you’re an expat, when your personal lost-in-translation reverie can dissolve all too easily into platitudes.

 

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