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The veteran actor explains why playing a man suffering from dementia was no challenge. “When you’re working with a superb script,” he says, “don’t act too much.” (article)
An app cracks a window of free expression, allowing Chinese people to discuss taboo political subjects. Plus, the famed actor on his role in “The Father.” (episode)
Until recently, Chinese citizens could only speak privately about political taboos, like the detention of Uighurs; suddenly, an app offered a chance to talk out loud and honestly.
The veteran actor explains why taxing roles, like that of a man suffering from dementia, are no big challenge. “When you’re working with a superb script,” he says, “don’t act too much.”
In her début novel, the writer makes literature out of the fractured consciousness of an obsessive Twitter user.