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Information
- A.k.a.
- I Am Not Madame Bovary
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 128 min.
- Director
- Xiaogang Feng
- Genre
- Comedy
- Rating *
- 7.0
- Votes *
- 0
- Checks
- 106
- Favs
- 11
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 10.4% (1:10)
- Favs/dislikes
- 6:1
Top comments
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egress63
What happens when you are slandered when you didn't commit anything wrong? How do you get justice in a bureaucratic society that obstructs your pleas and hampers you at all stages? These are the questions that the movie ponders upon - using a usual filing style and a bitingly dark comedic style.
For the most part, it succeeds as being a commentary on the Chinese judicial system without being too critical of the government. Feng Xiaogang carries out a fine balancing act and there are parts which are genuinely funny for the acerbic wit of its characters. The cinematography is gorgeous, the acting is spot on without devolving into melodrama and Fan Bingbing is gorgeous. Sadly - the movie falls apart in its last act and delivers a not-so-satisfactory ending. None the less, as a social commentary this movie succeeds.
7/10. 5 years 5 months ago