Forrest Gump Becomes a Chinese Film Director

This article offers a case study of global influences on Chinese filmmaking. It discusses Happy (2009) by director Ah Gump (Dear Gump), whose adopted name shows the impact of Forrest Gump in China. Based on a novella by Jia Pingwa, Happy depicts the hardships faced by rural migrants living in the me...

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