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Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation

A master of ancient Chinese poetry and the search for a lost tradition

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  • Documentary

Overview

The film follows Bill’s adventures as a child of a bank robber, raised in a gilded household, who turned his back on American devotion to materialism and went off to live in monasteries and mountains in Taiwan. He pursued a fascination with Buddhism and poetry and traveled to remote regions of China to rediscover an ancient tradition of mountain hermits vital to Chinese culture.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
October 27, 2023
Original language
English
Spoken languages
Chinese, English
Director
Ward Serrill
Budget
$550,000
Revenue
Not recorded
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