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Perfect Life
The 2008 AFI Festival will feature a screening of the movie Perfect Life.
Where
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Asia Society Southern California invite you to a screening of: Perfect Life - Wanmei Shenhuo
Director: Emily Tang, CHINA, 97 min.
Cast: Yao Qianyu, Cheng Taisheng
Jenny Tse, a troubled young woman, finally gets the chance to escape her dreary industrial town by helping a disabled man carry a painting to a city near Hong Kong. Befriending another refugee, she traverse a city that typifies a modern, increasingly urban China in transition.
This screening will be preceded by the short film "Cry Me A River"
Arclight 14 - Monday, November 3, 2008, at 7:00p.m.
Arclight 8 - Saturday, November 8, 2008, at 3:45p.m.
Screenings are $11. For tickets and a full Festival Film Guide,
please call 1-866-234-3378 or visit www.AFI.com/AFIFEST
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