Man Push Cart

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am beginning to feel a bit like a latter-day Diogenes wandering
around with a lamp looking for a honest movie. Following up on my
unhappy encounter with "Little Miss Sunshine," I took in "Man Push
Cart" last Friday night. These are two independent American films
that have garnered rave reviews from critics. I guess that when it
comes to movies and politics, I obey some kind of strange compulsion
to think for myself.

"Man Push Cart" sounds like my kind of movie. It is a study of a
Pakistani operator of one of those ubiquitous stainless steel coffee
and donut carts all over New York, mostly run by recent immigrants
from Asia. As someone with a long-standing curiosity about the hidden
economic life of this city, I was anxious to see if the film revealed
any deep secrets.

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