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by Adam J. Schokora, DanWeiTV.

Danwei TV presents episode 4 of The Shanghai Beat, titled "Graffiti Shanghai" (with bilingual subtitles). Featured band: 21 Grams. You can also watch on Tudou (faster loading / higher quality in China).

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That’s Shanghai, March 2007

Thanks to my Chinese teacher, I’ve discovered 三毛 (Sān máo).
三毛 seems to be as famous in China as Tintin (丁丁) is in the rest of the world.
What a shame, I didn’t know him!!!

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That’s Shanghai, March 2007

Translation:
Pope: "I came in peace, Constantinople!"
On the pennons: Go away Benedict!  Goddamn Pope!

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Published in "Le Temps" newspaper, by Chappatte.
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/061128/340/5amta.html

A few months ago, my mother has sent me from France a flyer about a new manga inspired by Gustav Klimt painting style and relating a classic tale from Alexandre Dumas: "The Count of Monte Cristo".

As I’m not a manga addict, and as news from Japan are not so well broadcasted in France (and within the foreign French community), I’ve never heard about this new chef d’oeuvre…
Firstly, I’ve tried to find this movie (composed of 24 episodes of 24 minutes each) in the DVDs stores, here at Shanghai. But, it has been released too recently (in late 2004), so the only available version was Japanese with Chinese subtitles… Not so nice So, I’ve finally decided to download it on a P2P network, where the Japanese version with French subtitles is easily attainable (it seems that there is no version with French audio).

This unique adaptation features direction by Mahiro Maeda (The Animatrix, Blue Submarine No.6), costumes by world-renowned Anna Sui, and music by Jean-Jacques Burnel (bass guitar-leader from the English 80’s band The Stranglers). The production is from Gonzo Studios (Last Exile, Samurai 7).
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