Sanmao Goes Overseas – Joel Martinsen

From Danwei:

Sanmao(三毛), the wandering orphan created by cartoonist Zhang Leping in the 1930s, has been adapted for the screen many times over the years.

The latest adaptation, a live-action movie, is a Sino-Belgian co-production; some fans are worried about the prospect of Sanmao being “updated” and deprived of his Chineseness. Here’s a recent article by Zhang’s son Zhang Rongrong that explains how and why the family decided to grant a Belgian director the rights to the project…[Full Text]

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