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‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’ Review: Wayne Wang and Fan Bingbing Unintentionally Find the Boredom in Sex and Death
Given its premise — a post-stroke retiree derives sexual pleasure from his daughter-in-law — the perverse qualities of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s classic “Diary of a Mad Old Man” are plentiful.
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Starring Lily Franky and Fan Bingbing, Wayne Wang’s 'Diary of a Mad Old Man' tepidly updates Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s classic Japanese novel.
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