Yang Ban Xi: The 8 Modelworks
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60 out of 100

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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    Both frustrating and fascinating, Yuen's documentary is something of a stray footnote. It requires not only the context of the yang ban xi but the perspective of other movies on the subject of entertainment and utopia.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    70
    The director Yan-Ting Yuen revisits the country's recent past to explore the history and legacy of one of the strangest byproducts of totalitarian madness: the revolutionary spectacular.
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    63
    Entertaining and informative, but it suffers from distracting voice-overs of what are supposed to be Madame Mao's thoughts. Too bad.
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