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Considered a landmark of Chinese cinema, Hu Bo’s AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL is a furious indictment of the spiritual costs wrought by China’s economic boom from the perspective of those at the bottom of society. Taking place over a single day in an unnamed industrial city in northern China, the film chronicles the interlocking lives of a number of protagonists, painting a portrait of a society marked by selfishness.
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This is a film of extraordinary beauty, invention, and grace. –Film Comment
One of the greatest recent films…should become an enduring classic. –The New Yorker
An act of solemn, disciplined and passionate protest. –The New York Times
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