Lu Ban's second short titled The Man Who Doesn’t Bother about Trifles (不拘小节的人 bùjū xiǎojié de rén). He carefully toned down the political satire here, switching his target to intellectuals instead of bureaucrats. The main character, Li Shaobai, is a rude literary critic who goes to a conference to lecture about satirical literature. Li is absolutely full of himself, and constantly misunderstands other people. Like Before the New Director Arrives, The Man Who Doesn’t Bother about Trifles was greeted with plenty of positive responses. Still, while Lu tried to be more careful with this second short, this didn’t stop some critics from taking issue with its ridiculous main character and humor.
Stars: Mu Bai, Huang Wansu
Crew: Ma Lin (Conductor), Ma Lin (Music), Lü Ban (Director)
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Language: 普通话
Studio: Changchun Film Studio
Runtime: 53 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 01, 1956
IMDb: 5
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