
This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
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This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
The correct answer is Peter Wang Zhengfang’s modest 1986 comedy-drama A Great Wall, which was filmed in both countries and has since slipped from the public consciousness. This is a pity because, as a snapshot of two opposing cultures attempting to get along, it makes for rewarding viewing.
Born in Beijing, Wang left for Taiwan in 1949, emigrating to the United States in the 1970s to pursue a PhD in electro-optics.