Presented competition a 35Th edition of the Turin Film Festival, The scope of separation It is the latest film directed by the young Chinese director Chen Yue.

We are located in Taipei. He is a young orphan who Shidong, thanks to the money inherited from parents, It can afford a comfortable life. The boy used to spend his evenings in a pub playing cards or billiards. After a series of reports no later, however, the young man begins to question what his role in the world and, slowly, also undertake its own growth path.

We agree, in its form, this small Yue Chen product is also pleasing. He immediately some sympathy, indeed, this young idlers, at times, It seems to remind both the so-called young gentleman raccontatoci at the time by Giuseppe Parini. Thanks to a contemplative narrative trend but at the same time light enough, to a musical score which tends to play down what we are shown on the screen and, mostly, a narrative voice - that of the same character - that walks the events staged, The scope of separation He fails altogether to regale the audience throughout his short.

The problem of a feature film like this under review, however, it is the remake wanting at all costs to other important authors. One of them, eg, è Hong Sangsoo, that for his particular style tends to be often emulated by young filmmakers who have been associated with excellence. Given the choice of including a constant voiceover (however, rather apt in this context), one might also think of a name like that of Woody Allen, with all its introspective analysis and his existential crisis which made us enjoy and reflect. Unlike what has been achieved by these authors, But, Yue Chen fails to give to his work the character needed to acquire its own, personal identity. It is as if the same events Liu Shidong, in addition to snatch a smile from time to time, fail to convey almost nothing the demanding public. The risk, in these cases, It is that the product itself be forgotten just days after watching.

Destination, this, Yue Chen shared this work with many other films by young filmmakers who have yet to find their way. If you had not so afraid to dare and to groped new roads, perhaps, things would be much different.

marina fears