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Give Yimou a break! (Letters to the Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
I am disappointed that your review and commentary of Zhang Yimou's new movie Hero left out some important information about Yimou ("Chinese Omens," February 24th issue). In the past, he has been punished by the Chinese Communist government for the content of his movies, especially for To Live, a story of life in China during Mao's Cultural Revolution. So please don't paint him as a puppet of the Communist regime.
Concerning the topic of the Emperor Qin Shihuang, give Yimou a break. I remember that when I was a teenager, I read an American communist article that stated that Abraham Lincoln was the first "communist" president. But my liking Lincoln certainly doesn't make me a communist. Mao may have admired the Emperor, but that doesn't make Yimou a Maoist. ...
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