The history of the Chinese northeast settlement frontier, like that of the American southwest, is long and complicated. This movie seems to be neither. But I really really want to see it.
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Owen Lattimore wrote some good stuff about that period.
Posted by: Randy McDonald | February 20, 2009 at 02:13 PM
I had a book of his on my office shelf, but I can't seem to find it.
Posted by: Noel Maurer | February 20, 2009 at 02:20 PM
His work is evocative of the dynamic Chinese northern and northeastern frontiers at a time of tremendous tumult. I loved them.
Happily, three of his first four are online courtesy of Google Books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Lattimore#Publications
Posted by: Randy McDonald | February 20, 2009 at 07:22 PM
So what didja think of the trailer?
Posted by: Noel Maurer | February 20, 2009 at 09:00 PM
That was bizarre...
Posted by: Will Baird | February 21, 2009 at 12:39 AM