With Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson biopic A Quiet Passion classing up the international festiva/art house circuit, the arrival of Jian Fan's documentary Still Tomorrow — about the Belle of Amherst's 21st century Chinese counterpart, Xiahua Yu — is serendipitously timed indeed. One of the more successful attempts at transferring the delicate power of poetry to the screen, this small-scale but stealthily spellbinding profile of an offbeat, engaging protagonist deserves close inspection by bookers and programmers alike following its runner-up Special Jury Prize at Idfa.
Yu achieved national prominence early last year when her short poem of romantic...
Yu achieved national prominence early last year when her short poem of romantic...
- 11/27/2016
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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