‘Mothertongue’ Review: Subtle and Endearing Chinese Dramedy Explores a Flailing Actress’ Return to Her Hometown
In many ways, writer-director Zhang Lus latest feature, Mothertongue, follows the classic Hollywood rom-com template: A semi-famous movie star, Chunshu (Bai Baihe), returns to her hometown after both her career and love life fall apart. She reconnects with her young mother, Fang Lijuan (Peng Jin), as well as her former acting teacher, Zhang Mei (Liu Dan), who suffers from memory...
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