‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Taipei-Set Drama Co-Written By Sean Baker is a Poignant Intergenerational Triptych [Cannes]
“Left-Handed Girl” opens with a whimsical score that sounds like a sonic interpretation of the kaleidoscope that adorable five-year-old I-Jing (Nina Ye) looks through as she arrives in Taipei for the first time with her mother Shu-Fen (Janel Tsai) and older teen sister I-Ann (Shi-Yuan Ma). That bright piece of music comes to represent her innocent curiosity each time the nimble camera follows the vivacious and indeed left-handed girl through a new mischievous or misguided adventure in the neon-soaked metropolis. Continue reading ‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Taipei-Set Drama Co-Written By Sean Baker is a Poignant Intergenerational Triptych [Cannes] at The Playlist.
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“Left-Handed Girl” opens with a whimsical score that sounds like a sonic interpretation of the kaleidoscope that adorable five-year-old I-Jing (Nina Ye) looks through as she arrives in Taipei for the first time with her mother Shu-Fen (Janel Tsai) and older teen sister I-Ann (Shi-Yuan Ma). That bright piece of music comes to represent her innocent curiosity each time the nimble camera follows the vivacious and indeed left-handed girl through a new mischievous or misguided adventure in the neon-soaked metropolis.