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A Film Review of Hu Bo’s An Elephant Sitting Still

Wang Yuwen and Peng Yuchang in Hu Bo’s An Elephant Sitting Still

Humans, according to philosopher John Gray, seek silence as an escape from their inner commotion. “By nature volatile and discordant,” Gray writes, “the human animal looks to silence for relief from being itself while other creatures enjoy silence as their birthright. Humans seek silence because they seek redemption from themselves, other…