Waves made of cloth and bagsSourced
The film's rough waves?
White fabric and plastic bags.
The 2021 film A New Old Play follows a Sichuan opera actor's life. Director Qiu Jiongjiong deliberately used theatrical, visibly artificial sets: grey cloth stood for a river, while shaking white fabric and wind-blown plastic bags suggested rough waves.
The scenery asks viewers
to bring imagination.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01