Lessons with Mao (Che Cosa è la Vita?)’ > Mao Wen can be regarded as a kind of double outsider. Through a twist of events during the Cultural Revolution, the protagonist found himself destitute in Italy, unable to communicate with both Chinese and Italian communities. This dislocation positions Mao as a vagabond, a Chaplinesque identity her often assumes in his own films. In this long term collaboration with the artist, he is engaged to perform various absurd scenes, which are carefully edited to reality, positing the relationships between real life and reel life.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:59:23 +0000
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