The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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Alexander
It was recommended by Coppola in an interview, so one can’t go wrong with it.
The Battle of Algiers
I’ve also watched The Battle of Algiers. It has memorable shots, but overall there is something dehumanizing about it. Whatever documentary and imaginative or technical value it has, I like another kind of East. And this is the relevance to The Bitter Tea of General Yen.