Crazy English (1999)

Original title

疯狂英语

Directed by

Zhang Yuan

Genre

documentary film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a Chinese man who believes learning English can change people's lives. The film follows his unusual and fanatical teaching methods as he speaks to crowds of students.

observationalenergeticthoughtfulunexpectedfocusedintenseseriousunderstated

What happens

Crazy English is a 1999 Chinese documentary directed by Zhang Yuan. The film premiered along with Zhang's Seventeen Years at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival. It established Zhang's position as a "legitimate" director after years of working independently from, and often at odds with, the Chinese authorities. In contrast to earlier films, like East Palace, West Palace (1997), Crazy English was produced with the cooperation of the state-owned Xi'an Film Studio, which enjoys a "presented by" billing in the film's credits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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