Chinese-American writer and director Christina Yao makes her feature debut with this epic that proves too much for the novice filmmaker. The story of banker family at the end of the last century in China where the burden falls on a young man who's in love with his young and beautiful step-mother. The biggest problem with the film is the screenplay which is too convoluted and lacks a clear focus. The film has the epic feel and look of the films by Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige but falls short to enthrall like the work of those masters. YRCinema's coverage of the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Empire of Silver
Chinese-American writer and director Christina Yao makes her feature debut with this epic that proves too much for the novice filmmaker. The story of banker family at the end of the last century in China where the burden falls on a young man who's in love with his young and beautiful step-mother. The biggest problem with the film is the screenplay which is too convoluted and lacks a clear focus. The film has the epic feel and look of the films by Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige but falls short to enthrall like the work of those masters. YRCinema's coverage of the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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