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Heraclitus - "the obscure philosopher," the pre-Socratic thinker who was a contemporary 2,500 years ago of Confucius, Lao Tzu and the Buddha - is best known as the man who said that you cannot put your foot into the same river twice...
After her short speech, Palfrey paused. Three picture frames bearing Adams House seals hung on the walls. One-by-one, Palfrey removed the frames, revealing photographs of the Kielys taken over the 25 years and a passage from ancient philosopher Lao-Tzu in the original Chinese...
...girl of rosy-cheeked innocence, is among the millions of "Educated Youth" sent to the countryside of China for manual labor during the Cultural Revolution. After inspecting her good behavior, the unit authorities assign her to learn horse-herding in the Tibetan plains with Lao Jin, a former soldier who lost his manhood by a knife. Despite a warm fuzzy friendship with his apprentice, Lao Jin can only watch helplessly as Xiu Xiu falls victim to a waning revolution and its callous participants. Director Joan Chen proves her stuff in depicting the transformation of a young girl into a desperate...
...girl of rosy-cheeked innocence, is among the millions of "Educated Youth" sent to the countryside of China for manual labor during the Cultural Revolution. After inspecting her good behavior, the unit authorities assign her to learn horse-herding in the Tibetan plains with Lao Jin, a former soldier who lost his manhood by a knife. Despite a warm fuzzy friendship with his apprentice, Lao Jin can only watch helplessly as Xiu Xiu falls victim to a waning revolution and its callous participants. Director Joan Chen proves her stuff in depicting the transformation of a young girl into a desperate...
...sent to train in horsemanship with Lao Jin, a veteran herder. Lao Jin is tough and tender, instantly devoted to the girl's well-being. Xiu Xiu, the sent-down girl, is still stuck-up; but she cannot ignore Lao Jin's kindness. When she complains about not being able to wash, he builds her a small pool. "Your eyes will rot if you peek!" she tells him as she bathes. Yet the little flirt wants him to look. She needs to know she fascinates...