Chinese family (melo)drama, played out against the backdrop of the financial world circa 1899. There are epic aspirations at work here; it’s hard not to see traces of the Karamazovs in the interaction of Old Master and his four sons: the mute Buddhist, the violent hothead, the simpleton, and the seemingly cynical wastrel who is trying to figure out how to live. The visuals, at least, are up to the task; the gorgeous rendering of landscape, ritual, and city interior is almost enough to distract from the occasionally draggy and Byzantine storyline. (2011) — Matthew Lickona
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