The Man Who Did Not Bother With Trifles

A dry, knowing satire of a self-important intellectual, more amusing in its observations than in any big laughs.

Directed by

Lü Ban

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Starring

Mu Bai, Huang Wansu, Zhang Shouqing

Overview

Lu Ban's second short titled The Man Who Doesn’t Bother about Trifles (不拘小节的人 bùjū xiǎojié de rén). He carefully toned down the political satire here, switching his target to intellectuals instead of bureaucrats. The main character, Li Shaobai, is a rude literary critic who goes to a conference to lecture about satirical literature. Li is absolutely full of himself, and constantly misunderstands other people. Like Before the New Director Arrives, The Man Who Doesn’t Bother about Trifles was greeted with plenty of positive responses. Still, while Lu tried to be more careful with this second short, this didn’t stop some critics from taking issue with its ridiculous main character and humor.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, light and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, class, media, deception

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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