Article: 'Dark Matter'

"Dark Matter" is a Chinese film, set in the Western United States, with a Chinese lead and American co-stars Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn. If this is the future of globalism in filmmaking, it's not so bad.

It's a beautifully shot, meditative tale of cultural dislocation and the often-futile struggle to bridge the vast gulf between American and Chinese cultures -- particularly China a decade ago, when this based-on-a-true-story is set.

Liu Xing (Ye Lui) is a genius. He's an expert in "The Reiser Model," which attempts to mathematically explain the origins and dimensions of the universe. He is accepted into grad school to study with professor Reiser (Quinn), leaving his factory-worker ...

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