Song of Spring 妈妈! China, 2022, colour, 1.85:1, 108 mins. Director: Yang Li’na 杨荔钠. Rating: 5/10. Mother-daughter Alzheimer’s drama has an interesting setup, strong leads but no sense of dramatic development. STORY Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, eastern China, 20 Sep 2014. Sixty-five-year-old Feng Jizhen (Xi Meijuan), a retired university teacher, takes her mother Jiang Yuzhi … Continue reading Review: Song of Spring (2022) →
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