If You're in This Class, Watch This Film
Arthur Waldron takes on a monumental task in his class on modern China: He explores the country’s tumultuous social and political upheavals from the mid-20th century to present day. To Live does the same. The 1994 film begins in the 1940’s, and uses a single family to demonstrate China’s struggle with civil war and its eventual descent into communism. To Live is somewhat of an epic, spanning nearly fifty years of Chinese history. Be warned: this film is heartbreaking. You will cry.