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Mary, Mary, So Contrary

Mary, Mary, So Contrary

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Mary, Mary, So Contrary

2019

0h 15m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Repurposing and manipulating classic film footage and the filmmaker’s personal footage, the film weaves a phantasmagoric narrative of a Chinese lady named Ma Li who dreams she is a Caucasian named Mary.

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