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re-education

As I was channel surfing last night, I came across this brilliant film called, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress--highly recommended. Two teenagers from educated, middle-class families were sent to a rural countryside to practice Chairman Mao's creeds. Re-education means burning books, despising knowledge and becoming farmers--tough manual work shall let you forget the evilness of thoughts. Chinese mountain scenery is truly beautiful, but what left an impression on me was the idea that how a book can change a person's life, and that there's always an alternative method to handle authority. Go see, go see. By the way, does anyone know which dialect they are speaking?

Posted by Rachel on February 5, 2005 11:54 PM |