My husband brought home a couple of movies he had considered showing to his Mandarin Chinese class but deemed too mature for middle schoolers once he watched them. I highly recommend both.
Eve and the Fire Horse is about a young Chinese-American girl whose older sister discovers Jesus. Eve's mother decides that having another god in the house can only increase the family's luck, so she allows the girls to attend Sunday school at the Catholic church. I was delightfully surprised by several scenes, especially one that involves dancing. To say anything more, might spoil that moment.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an engaging movie -- and book -- about two boys who are exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during the Cultural Revolution. I especially enjoyed the scene where one of the boys plays Mozart on his violin for the village chief.
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- ANB
- My current life adventures evolve around being a devoted wife, mother and friend. A professional journalist for 25 years, I still do freelance reporting, writing and editing. But my second career has taken an unexpected path as director of a school for Judaic studies and Hebrew.
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