简介：LiuBingyeandZhangWenhua’scharminganimationTheRainShadow(2013)tellsthetaleofalittlegirlwhoconjuresupatwinplaymateinherimagination,withwhomsheexperiencesthefreedomofexploringhervillage,runningthroughbrushesandswimminginthenearbylake.Thisfantasyissweet,butpoignant,asthelittlegirlwhodreamshercompanionintobeinghasonlyoneleg,whileherimaginaryselfhastwo. SetintheancientcityofHuizhou,whichlooksouttotheSouthChinaSea,thisanimationofhappy–sadlongingisbeautifullyrenderedinthetraditionofChinesesilk,muralandscrollpainting,coupledwithafinelytunedsounddesign.Highlydetailed,andusinganumberofshiftingperspectivesandscenes,rangingfromabird’s-eyeview,toactionshotsanddomesticinteriors,TheRainShadowencapsulatesthehistoryofChinesepaintingwithitsrepresentationofgenrestudiesofthe‘village’,the‘house’andthe‘landscape’.…