Rotten
Sadly, the tale doesn't always keep pace with the ethereal aesthetic.
Emily Condon, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Overview
The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
Hui captures the romantic aura of Xiao's freethinking audacity and artistic vocation in poised, painterly shots that seem less like sites of action than like elusive memories.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Fresh
Though it hasn't the sweep to be greater than the sum of its parts, the movie offers an absorbing mix of melodrama and historical detail.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Overlong and too reverent, conveying little sense of Xiao Hong the person and even less of her talent.
Daniel M. Gold, New York Times
Fresh
Beautifully made and deftly performed ...
Mark Jenkins, NPR
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