BFA ~ 7 Tuesday with Zhuangzhuang
Our morning session was a continuation of the lecture James began the day before on Chinese Realism. I particularly enjoyed the part on painting and how that is incorporated into the images of realism. The selections from the film The Red Lantern were equally fascinating - in true Socialist fashion, the Revolutionaries are martyred to the tune of "The Internationale". Classy, huh?
Noted director Tian Zhuangzhaung taught our afternoon class. He gave a pretty interesting recounting of his early years in cinema and some bizarre stories from growing up during the Cultural Revolution. I found him really photogenic and a lot of fun to listen to.
After Tian left, I felt vaguely homicidal, so I took off. My classmates were going to watch Shen nu 沈女 - The Goddess, which I have seen at least 3 times. Instead, I went on a bizarre errand to go to Wudaokou... the really long way, by taking the entire line 13 subway from the east end to the west end, which is close to where we are. It wasn't a well-thought-out idea, but I had a nice time nonetheless. Plus, I didn't piss off anyone other than myself. Yeeha.