Chinese director Lu Chuan chronicles the fall of Nanking to the Japanese in 1937 with brutal, unflattering realism. Epic film making at its finest. Recommended. Available on DVD.
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Topic - City of Life and Death - R Browne 00:49:38 10/27/11 (6)
- Hollywood-style epic, but better than its contemporary efforts. Still, this was a little - tinear 10:12:13 10/28/11 (1)
- Fairly accurate, per the book, "The Rape of Nanking". Bought this flick based on yer rec - Road Warrior 10:59:46 10/28/11 (0)
- RE: Thanks - queued - reminds me of "Come and See" Russian movie - Eldragon@gmx.com 08:41:55 10/27/11 (3)
- Nothing like it, actually. One is art, one is entertainment. nt - tinear 10:14:29 10/28/11 (1)
- RE: Whch one is which...? (nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 09:58:44 10/30/11 (0)
- I had trouble staying interested until the end . . . - mr grits 20:04:43 10/27/11 (0)