[Pen-l] Young and Restless in China

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Opening at the Cinema Village in NYC on April 11th (by coincidence, the 
very fine “The Dhamma Brothers” reviewed below opens there the same 
day), “Young and Restless in China” is an eye-opening documentary about 
social change in China today. As the title implies, the subjects are all 
under 40 and generally dissatisfied with their life, despite enjoying 
lavish wealth in some cases. For those on the lower rungs of the 
economic ladder, it might be a step up from the hard-scrabble existence 
on a rural farm into a factory, but at the expense of the community they 
once knew. In nearly every case, there is a feeling of loneliness even 
when they are in a marriage or relationship.

Directed by Sue Williams, the award-winning producer-director of “China: 
A Century in Revolution”, the documentary is very much influenced by 
Michael Apted’s series of films that track a group of British people 
from different social classes from the age of 21 into middle age. As is 
the case with Apted, there is a sense of melancholy about lives that 
don’t meet expectations.

full: 
http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/young-and-restless-in-china/
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