China’s ‘King of Banned Films’ Wants to Change the Subject
Acclaimed overseas for defying censors, Lou Ye is more interested in reaching Chinese audiences, as he holds up a cinematic mirror to their lives in modern China. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Movies
Topics: China, modern, lives, mirror, cinematic, holds, audiences, Chinese, reaching, interested, censors, defying, overseas, Acclaimed, Subject, Change, Wants, Films’, Banned, ‘King, China’s
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/asia/lou-ye-china-film-director.html