Window to America(美國之窗)
China · 1952
1h 8m
Director Hui Shi, Zuolin Huang, Ye Ming, Yu Zhongying
Starring Fei Yu, Hui Shi, Chen Shu, Xia Hong
Genre Drama, Comedy
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A New York City businessman meets a window washer hoping to commit suicide and decides to market his grief to the highest bidder in this acidic satire on American capitalism, one made even more memorable by the fact that the entire “American” cast are Chinese actors in whiteface. The greedy Mr. Butler (Shi Hui) convinces the suicidal “Charley” that he might as well endorse some cigarettes as he jumps out of his office window, and maybe wear a particular suit too. A true cinematic oddity, this Korean War–era propaganda piece is a satire that Frank Tashlin could envy.
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