This remains one of my favorite films, and E. Alex Jung's review of it one of my favorite essays about a work of art. As an immigrant child myself, I frequently reference his quote from his conversation with Wang: "If children are extensions of their parents’ lives, then immigrant children often contain the promise of a dream deferred."
This remains one of my favorite films, and E. Alex Jung's review of it one of my favorite essays about a work of art. As an immigrant child myself, I frequently reference his quote from his conversation with Wang: "If children are extensions of their parents’ lives, then immigrant children often contain the promise of a dream deferred."
https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/lulu-wang-the-farewell-profile.html
Oof, what a line! Gorgeous. I hadn't seen that review before, so I'll check it out now.