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Saw that movie decades ago and I still think about it from time to time, especially the steamed buns part.
by dahdum 8y ago
Saw that movie decades ago and I still think about it from time to time, especially the steamed buns part.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoFor others who might be interested: the movie is very good, but "tragedy" doesn't even begin to describe it. In the steamed buns scene, the protagonist's daughter is giving birth. There are complications, and she requires a doctor, but there are no doctors available because they're all rotting in prison for being educated. The daughter's husband, a Red Guard, is able to have a doctor pulled out of jail to help with the birth. He arrives, but, since humane treatment of class enemies is not a priority, he hasn't eaten in days. The protagonist, appalled, goes out to buy buns for the doctor. He returns with a big bag of buns, and the doctor immediately devours them all, then goes more or less insensate. The daughter dies. Every part of the movie is like this.