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- The grand vision and sweeping scope of the Huayi Brothers ’ $33 million Back to 1942 yield some stirring scenes but not much emotional impact, in director Feng Xiaogang ’s epic reconstruction of the deadly famine that struck Henan Province during China’s war with Japan, leaving 3 million dead of starvation while Chiang Kai-shek ’s government largely looked the other way.
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Nov 30, 2012 · Nov 30, 2012 Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Disaster movie and war movie in one dramatic realisation of a dark chapter in China's history, Back to 1942 is epic in its...
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Full Review | Nov 29, 2012. Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile. Disaster movie and war movie in one dramatic realisation of a dark chapter in China's history, Back to 1942 is epic in its...
To sum up, I think 'Back to 1942' is a great movie, and it almost reflects the damage caused by the famine. It also makes me to think about what is the most important things when people face the disaster.
Nov 29, 2012 · Back to 1942 review: War is hell, and hard to watch. Back to 1942 is a grim tale about the toll of war featuring a blend of historial figures like Chiang Kai-Shek and ordinary people....
Back to 1942 – review. Feng Xiaogang's sledgehammer epic leaves no arm untwisted and no emotion unmilked in its bid to drive its message home. Xan Brooks. Sun 11 Nov 2012 11.11 EST.
Nov 29, 2012 · Back to 1942 is a hard hitting and unrelentingly grim disaster movie playing through the eyes and experiences of its ensemble cast, switching between the three main stories of Fan, White and the Nationalist and provincial governments at a pace that cracks along, despite its 145 minutes length.
Nov 29, 2012 · 2h 25m. By Neil Genzlinger. Nov. 29, 2012. In the unrelentingly grim “Back to 1942,” the Chinese director Feng Xiaogang uses the classic epic format to explore what happened when war met...
