THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN
1933,
Sony Repertory,
88 min,
USA,
Dir: Frank Capra
One of Frank Capra’s greatest films, this complex love story between an American missionary (Barbara Stanwyck) and her Chinese captor (Nils Asther) is a haunting masterpiece. Subtle and deeply mysterious, it presents Stanwyck at her best and Capra at his most provocative, with an interracial romance that is both moving and challenging.