Directed by Hanzi Zhao. 15min<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zhao Hanzi ,Born on February 22, 1986, female.
Bachelor of Journalism, Communication University of China; Master of Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.;exchange student at the University of California, Berkeley.
Producer of the documentary \uff0c<Love Never Fails>, winner of the Best Travel Film at the 2014 Travel Channel “Walker Film Festival”.
Author of the book < Stranger in London>, published by Tsinghua University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director Statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like women across the globe, Chinese women are undergoing profound transformation. The clash between tradition and modernity reverberates through the minds of successive generations.
The story of <Lady Jasmine >is based on social observations of the current situation of Chinese women. It focuses on the complex and profound relationship between mother and daughter.It portrays the fierce yet tender interdependence unique to East Asian matrilineal relationships\u2014where understanding remains imperfect, yet both women ultimately achieve the revelatory act of seeing one another.
The mother embodies striking contemporary relevance: her youthful passion for dance was stifled first by her father, then her husband. In her twilight years,she dances in live streams on short-video platforms, craving intensely to be seen\u2014even if she ends up being deceived. She is a mother brave enough to live for herself; yet, like mothers of the previous generation, she is both a victim of the patriarchal society and an “oppressor” in her daughter\u2019s life. Torn between self-awareness and traditional notions, she emerges as a rich character who is both detestable and pitiful.
The daughter carries distinct modern feminist consciousness. Though she resents her mother\u2019s intrusions, when witnessing her mother\u2019s humiliation, she consciously breaks the cycle: rejecting inherited patterns of harm, she chooses instead fierce protection and radical acceptance.
This film\u2019s artistic vision springs from an urgent feminine perspective: women deserve to be freer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At thirty-five, divorced and residing in her mother\u2019s home, the daughter endured daily contempt\u2014until a sex scandal engulfed the mother, forcing the daughter to learn the unknown side of her mother.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"movie_genre":[217,128,232,215,218],"movie_tag":[88,111,172,191],"class_list":["post-312","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","movie_genre-chinese-films","movie_genre-drama","movie_genre-relationship-issues-divorce","movie_genre-short-film","movie_genre-social-issues-women-issues-social-issues-legal-issues","movie_tag-4k-ultra","movie_tag-brother","movie_tag-premieres","movie_tag-viking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t